House of Representatives
Fifteenth Congress
First Regular Session

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HOUSE BIEL No.

Introduced by HON. HERMINIA B. ROMAN

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks free hospitalization benefits in government hospitals to
all retired public school teachers who have rendered a minimum of twenty
(20) years of service.

Government teachers play a significant role in nation building and in
the country's socio-economic progress. They mold the youth to become
responsible and productive members of society. Their sacrifices and
unparalleled devotion in carrying out their duties and responsibilities as
public servants should be amply rewarded and remembered even after their
retirement from service.

Section 5(5), Article XIV of the Constitution, states: “The State shall
assign the highest budgetary priority to education and ensure that teaching
will attract and retain its rightful share of the best available talents through
adequate remuneration and other means of job satisfaction and fulfilment.”
The fundamental law has therefore placed education as a primary concern of
the State to reverse the problem behind the deterioration of our educational
system. Public school teachers, being a pillar of our educational system, also
deserve the same concern after their arduous stint in our public educational
institutions, and more so for those who have served for more than twenty (20)
years.


In recognition of their long service in government and the critical role
they play in society, it is appropriate and reasonable to grant them free
hospitalization benefits in government hospitals. After committing their lives
to public service, it is only fitting for the State to protect and promote their
health, especially those who are already in their senior years. This incentive
will at least ease the burden of our retired government teachers who need to
cope with the ever rising cost of health care. This is particularly true for those
who only have meager savings and who heavily rely on their pension after
retirement. They are truly deserving of this incentive by reason of the
dedication and time they spent in educating our youth and contributing to the
nation's development.

In view of the above considerations, immediate approval of this bill is
earnestly sought.

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HERMINIA B. ROMAN


Fifteenth Congress
First Regular Session

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HOUSE BILENo._ 230

AN ACT
GRANTING FREE HOSPITALIZATION B
GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS TO ALL RETIRED PUBL
TEACHERS WHO HAVE RENDERED A MINIMUM
(20) YEARS IN SERVICE AND PROVIDING FUNDS

Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. All retired government teachers who

a minimum of twenty (20) years of service are hereby p

hospitalization benefits in all government hospitals.
SEC. 2. The amount for the initial implementation of th
be taken from the current appropriations of the Department
Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for its continued imy
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 3. Within sixty (60) days after the effectivity of this.

Secretary of Health shall issue the necessary rules and regulations

implementation of this Act.


SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,