FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Sessiou 
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SENATE 
s.No.~9 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article 2, Section XVIII of the 1987 Constitution declares that "The State affirms labor 
as a primary social economic force. It shall protect the rights of workers and promote 
their welfare." However, the present condition of doctors of medicine working in 
government hospitals and public health institutions rwlS counter to the aforementioned 
policy. 
The entry level for resident physicians in government service is Phpl5, 841 as Medical 
Officer III. Although it is atypical for the Department of Health to confer Medical Officer 
I or II positions, local government uhits can do so. A junior resident physician who holds 
a position of Medical Officer I is entitled to a meager basic salary of Php 12, 546. This 
does not do justice to our hardworking doctors who have spent years in their studies and 
whose duty goes beyond the normal eight-hour workload. 
The government has in effect escorted doctors out of the country making the Philippines 
the second-largest exporter of physicians, next to India, as per a World Health 
Organization (WHO) report. Recent studies confirm that 70 percent of doctors have 
emigrated for higher-paying posts ov.erseas and have even traded their medical professiou 
to become nurses.! Consequently, the exodus of doctors in the last five years is exacting a 
toll on the country's already second-rate health service. The ratio of doctor vis-a-vis 
patients in the Philippines is 1: 28, 493 (one doctor per 28, 493 Filipinos) - a far cry from 
the ideal 1: 1 ,000 ratio prescribed by the WHO. 
This bill seeks to address this alarming outflow of doctors and its repercussions by 
increasing the salary of government physicians and providing additional incentives 
therefor. This bill aims to afford our government doctors the right to a decent pay and 
benefits long withheld from them. The incentives shall include Loyalty Service Pay, 
Transportation, Representation, Food, and Medical Allowances, and Educational Grant. 
Redound 
In view ofthe foregoing, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
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(~~NI~ "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV 
Senator 
J Five top Filipino doctors named Manila Standard Today. 18 October 2007. 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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Intl'Oduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F', Tl'iIIanes IV 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE SALARY OF GOVERNMENT 
PHYSICIANS AND ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled. 
SECTION 1. Policy. -
It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
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continuously promote and improve the social and economic well-being of government 
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physicians as well as their living and working conditions to help ensure, promote and 
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maintain the del ivery of basic health services. 
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SEC. 2. Coverage. - The provision of the Act shall apply to all government 
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physicians. As used in this Act, government refers to Doctors of Medicine duly certified 
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by the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) who are in the active practice of 
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medicine, employed by the nation~ government or a local government unit, as the case 
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may be, either in public health institutions or in any govemment or a local government 
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unit, as the case may be, either in public health institutions or in any govemment agency 
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or instrumentality. 
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SEC. 3. Salary Grade Adjustment. - The minimum base pay of physicians 
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working in government shall not be lower than Salary Grade 27 prescribed under 
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Republic Act No. 6758, otherwise known as the Compensation and Classification Act of 
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1989. 


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SEC. 4. Loyalty Service Pay. -
An annual loyalty pay equivalent to Fifty 
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Thousand Pesos (p50,000.00) to government physicians who have rendered at least three 
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(3) years of government service. This will take effect immediately after the approval of 
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this Act. 
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SEC. 5. Transportation, Representation, Food, and Medical Allowances. - All 
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government physicians shall be entitled to the following monthly allowances: 
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Area of 
Amount ofTA & 
Amount of FA 
AmountofMA 
Assignment 
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All cities and 1st 
PlO,OOO.OO 
P5,000.00 
P5,000.OO 
class municipalities 
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class and 3'" PI2,OOO.OO 
P8,OOO.OO 
P6,OOO.OO 
class municipalities 
4th class and 
SID 
PI5,OOO.OO 
PIO,OOO.OO 
P8,OOO.OO 
class municipalities 
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class PI8,OOO.OO 
PI2,00O.OO 
PI0,000.OO 
municipalities 
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SEC. 6. Educational Grant - All government physicians who have rendered at 
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least five (5) years of continuous service in government shall be entitled to an educational 
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grant not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200,OOO.OO) for any medical course 
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or training availed here or abroad. 
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SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, rules, regulations, orders, circulars, and 
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memoranda inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
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accordingly. 
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SEC. 8. Separability Clause. - Should any provision of this Act be declared 
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invalid or unconstitutional, no other provisions hereof shall be thereby affected. 
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SEC. 9. Appropriation. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this 
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Act for the first five (5) years shall be sourced out from the gross annual revenues of the 
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SEC. 9. Appropriation. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this 
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Act for the first five (5) years shall be sourced out from the gross annual revenues of the 
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Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and thereafter in a special fund to be 
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inclnded in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
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SEC. to. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Budget and 
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Management (DBM), shall, within sixty (60) days after its approval prepare and issue the 
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necessary guidelines to implement the same. 
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SEC. 11. EffectiVity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following bits 
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publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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