F01JRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC)  
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
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S.B. No. 3il 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 13, Section 11, states: 
The State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health 
development which shall endeavor to make essential goods, health and other 
social services available to all the people at affordable cost. There shall be priority 
for the needs of the under-privileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women, and 
children. The State shall endeavor to provide free medical care to paupers. 
An EDC (endocrine disrupting compound) is an anthropogenic chemical (human-made 
compound or natural compounds at unnatural concentrations due to human activity) that may 
have an adverse effect on reproduction or development, mediated directly through the endocrine 
system of fish, wildlife, and humans. Based on some studies, it has been found that some body 
care products and make-up products contain carcinogens and hormone-disrupting chemicals, 
which may jeopardize the health of teenage girls. Since teenage girls typically experiment with 
various body care products, they tend to use a lot more than the average individual. The industry 
should bear the burden ofproving its products safe just as the cigarette industry does. 


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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT REQUIRING COSMETIC PACKAGING 
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TO BEAR A WARNING LABEL WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN INGREDIENTS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRepresentatives ofthe Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Labeling of Cosmetics.-- No person, firm, or corporation shall sell or 
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offer for sale any cosmetic product containing D4 or D5 siloxanes, phthalates, triclosan, parabens 
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or synthetic chemical musks, unless there is printed on the package in which such cosmetic is 
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sold or offered for sale, the following warning: 
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"CAUTION - USE ONLY AS DIRECTED. EXPOSURE TO AN INGREDIENT 
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CONTAINED IN THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN LINKED TO HEALTH PROBLEMS, 
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INCLUDING CERTAIN CANCERS, REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS AND HORMONE 
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DISRUPTION. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN." 
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SECTION 2. Penalty. Any violation of this Act shall be penalized with a fine ofFive 
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Hundred Thousand Pesos for the first violation. A subsequent violation shall be penalized with 
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closure of the business establishment selling/manufacturing the cosmetic product concerned. 
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This Act shall be enforced by the Department ofHealth. 
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SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or 
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parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or 
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modified accordingly. 


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SECTION 4. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any provision of this Act is 
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declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof which are not 
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affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
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SECTION 5. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
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following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,