SIX 1'1 ':1 'NI'I I CON(iRI':SS OF THI': RI":I'IJBLTC 
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First Regular Session 
SI':NAII': 
S,No, 1991 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
L(XI' I ,ANATORY NOTE 
The Constitulion, Article 2, Section I:; provides: 
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SI':C. 15, The State shall protect and promote the righlto health of 
the pcople and insti II health consciolLsness among them, 
The Philippine government is reportedly spending around B2,4 billion yearly on 
the Ikpartmellt or Ilcalth expand cd progralll or immunization, Childhood iml1lunizations 
arc said to be an important tool ill protecting children ]i'om infectious disease, 
Ilowever, in the lJnited States, the incidence of chronic, unexplained diseases such 
as autism, leal'1ling disabilities, and other neurological disorders reportedly appears to 
have increased dramatically in rccent years, 
These disorders arc somehow linked to 
childhood ilnrnunizations, 
Thus, the proposed bill seeks to do a comprehensive study examining whether 
there arc dilTercnt health outcomes when comparing vaccinated children and 
unvaccinated children, including autism and chronic conditions, I 
''I'ilis bill was originally filed inlhe U,S, Itollse "I' Representatives (113'" Congress, I" Session) 
by Mr, Ilill i'osey and Mrs, Carolyn [3, Maloney or New York, IillIU/\V\V\Y,£,llQ,goy/[dsys/pl(gilllI,,",S, 
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SIXIEI':NTII CONGRI':SS 01' Tllh IU':I'Um,lC 
OF Till·: I'IIILlI'I'INI':S 
First Rcgular ScssioJl 
SENATE 
S. No. -1991 
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Introduccd by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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DIRI\CTINej '1'111 i SI':CRETARY OF rmALTll TO CONJ)UCT A COMPREHENSIVE 
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STUDY COMI'ARINC; TOTAL m:ALTll OUTCOMES, INCLUDING RISK Of 
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AUTISM, IN V ACCINATF]) POPULATION WITH SUCI] OUTCOMES IN 
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UNVACCINATlm POPULATIONS 
He il ('nilcled liy Ihe ,)'enale ([nd the Ilouse of Represenlatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assell1hied: 
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S,':CTION I. Short Tifle.· This Act shall bc known as thc "Vaccine Sarety Study 
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Act." 
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SI·:CTION 2. Study on !-lealth Outcomes in Vaccinated and Unvaccinated 
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Popli/otions .. 
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(a) In (jeneml.· The Secretary of Ilcalth (referred to as the" Secretary") shall 
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conduct or support a comprchensive study 
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(I) to comparc total health outcomes, including the incidencc and risk or 
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autism, in vaccinated populations with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations 
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in the country; and 
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(2) to determine; whethcr exposurc to vaccincs or vaccine components IS 
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associated with autism spectrum disorders, . chronic conditions, or other 
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ncurological conditions. 
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(b) Rule (!/Col/slruction. -- Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the 
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conduct or support of filly study in which an individual or popLllation is encouraged or 
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inccntivi/.cd to n;Jllain ullvaccinated. 
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(c) Quali/icatiolls, 
With rcspeet to each investigator carrying out the study under 
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this Act, the Sccretary shall ensure thatthc investigator· 
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(I) is objective; 
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(2) is qualified to carry out such study, as evidenced by training 
experiences and demonstrated skill; 
(3) is not elll'rcntiy employed by any government health agency; 
({~) is not currently a mcmber of a board, commillec, or othcr entity 
responsible for formulating illlJ11unLcation policy on behalf of any gove1'l1ment 
health agency or any component thcreoC; 
(5) has no history oC a strong position on the thimerosal or vaccine safety 
controversy; and 
(0) is not currently an employee of; 01' otherwise directly or indirectly 
receiving lilllds li'olll, a pharmaceutical company, 
(d) Target Populations, 
The Secrclary shall seek to include in the study under 
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this Act populations in the country that have traditionally remained unvaccinated for 
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religious or other reasons, which populations members of clinical practices who choose 
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alternative medical practices, practitioners 01' anthroposophie lifestyles, and others who 
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havc chosen not to be vaccinated, 
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(c) Timing, ... Not latcr than 120 days'aner the elate of the efTectivity of this Act, 
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the Seerclary shall issue a request j(lr proposals to conduct the study required by this Act. 
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Not later than 120 days allcr receipt of any such proposal, the Secretary shall approve or 
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disapprove the proposal. 1 f the Secretary clisapproves the proposal, the Secretary shall 
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provide the appl icant involved with a written explanation of the reasons for the 
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disapproval. 
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(I) "'(lI1SpllrCnC)!, '" To nlcilitatc JiJrther research by thc Secretary or others, the 
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Secretary shall enSlll'C thc prcservation of all data, including all data sets, collected or 
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used Il}r purposes oJ"thc study under this scction. 
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SECTION 3, SCl'((rahilily Clause." lI'any provision or part hereoC is held invalid 
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or unconstitutional, the remainder 01" the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
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relllain valid and subsisting. 
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SI·:CTION 4. Repealing Clause, -- Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
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cxecutive o["(\(;r, Ictter or instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to 
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or is inconsistcnt with the provision or this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended 
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accordingly. 
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SI·:CTION 5. H{!i'clivily Clause. ,,' This Act shall take cllect Ijileen (IS) days after 
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its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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