FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 1 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
s. No 3303 
Introduced bv Senator Antonio "Sonnv'' F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article I1 Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution declares that the State shall protect and 
promote the right to health of the peopie and instili health consciousness among them. A 
long string of challenges, however, prevent -the aforementioned policy from being hHy 
carried out. Among the challenges for the country's health care system are: retention of 
medical staff, particularly in rural settings; provision of health care to isolated groups; 
and, prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.' It is in this light that this 
measure seeks to allow the Department of Iieakh to enter into contracfs for preventive 
health care training of rural health care practitioners. 
This bi!l seeks to respond tr? m r  rural emtmnities' need for qua!ity hea!th czre and 
disease prevention programs. This measure encourages interdisciplinary preventive 
training of rural health care providers. Through such training, rural health care providers 
can build a strong educational foundation from the behavioral, biological, and 
psychological sciences. The distress caused by poor health is iminezse an& gets 
compounded. The huge financial burden redounds from individuals to the families to the 
government. 
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services will protect the community from huge potential psychological and financial 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Tntrnrlnred hv Senatnr Antnnin “Snnnv” F. Trillanes lV 
AN ACT 
TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS IN RURAL AREAS WITH 
TRAINING IN PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING BOTH PHYSICAL AND 
MENTAL CARE. APPROPRLATKNG FCJNDS THEREFOR AN3 FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
Be it enacted in the Senate and House of’ Representatives of’ the Philippines in Congress 
assem bled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act may be known as the ‘Rural Preventive Health 
Care Training Act of Z O W .  
SEC. 2. Preventive Health Care Training. - The Secretary of the Department of Health 
(hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) may enter into contracts with universities and private 
organizations to provide preventive health care training to health care practitioners practicing in 
rural areas such as in the Rural Health Units (RHUS) and Barangay Health Stations. Such 
training sha!!, to the exten? practicable, inc!~de training in hez!th care t,” prevent b t h  ahwicz! 
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and mental disorders before the initial occurrence of such &sorders; and interdisciplinary 
training project applications such as those that draw from the behavioral, biological, and 
psychological sciences. 
SEC. 3. Use of Assistance. - Amounts received under contract entered into under this 
Act shall be used - 
a. to provide student stipends to individuals attending rural community colleges or other 
institutions that service predominantly rural communities, for the purpose of enabling the 
individuals to receive preventive health care training; 
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b. to increase staff support at rural community colleges or other institutions that service 
predominantly rural ~wnrm~~itEZs 
to faditate the povisim of p a d i v e  health mre 
training; 
c. to provide training in approprkte research and program evaluation skills in rural 
communities; 
d. to create and implement innovative pogmm and curricula wjth a specific prevention 
component; and 
e. for other purposes as the Scimtary determines to be appropriate. 
SEC. 4.Zmp~eftti?rrtitig Rules and Regutaticm. - The Depatmznt of Health (DOH) shall 
promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the effective enforcement of the provisions of 
this Act. 
SEC. 5. Appmpriatiani - The amomt nizessary to mrry out the provisions of this Act 
shall be taken out from the appropriations of the Department of Health. Thereafter, such amount 
necessary for the implementation of this Act slmlf be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
valid and subsisting. 
SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order, 
letter of instruction, administrative order, mle or rzgdation contrary to, or inconsistent with, the 
provisions of this Act, is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
SEC. 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in the ~ c i u t  
Cuzette or in at least two (2) n m p p e r s  of general 
circulation. 
Approved, 
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