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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES _BHLS aX WNur
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO._ 20684

Introduced by Honorable MARK A. VILLAR

AN ACT
REQUIRING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO INDICATE
THE BLOOD TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE IDENTICATION
CARDS, CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 1987 Constitution states that “The State shall protect and promote the right
to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them.” (Section 15,
Article Il)

The government therefore, is mandated to enhance and intensify its programs
concerning health and health care in the pursuit of this policy.

Near fatal injuries resulting from accidents and in some cases from violence
require immediate emergency response. With that, a victim’s identity and other
information is imperative which can only be obtained from his or her identification card
Normally, identification cards particularly those issued by the government usually
contain the name, address, person to be notified and other relevant information of the
cardholder. Most often, the blood type is not included.


In cases, where the cardholder was victimized by an accident or violence that
resulted in a heavy loss of blood, survival will depend, aside from other medical
treatment, on blood transfusion. As such, immediate identification of the person’s blood
type is very important to the person’s survival

The proposed measure therefore, seeks to prevent any delay in blood
transfusion by requiring government offices to include in their identification cards
information on the holder's blood type.

Owing to the importance of this measure, this was approved on third reading in

the 16" Congress, and we fervently hope that this current Congress will finally enact the
same.

*Prieites™


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2064

Introduced by Honorable MARK A. VILLAR

AN ACT
REQUIRING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO INDICATE
THE BLOOD TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE IDENTICATION
CARDS, CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES

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

SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Blood Type Identification Act
of 2016".

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. — \t is the policy of the State to protect and
promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them.
Towards this end, the State shall implement measures that would ensure the safety of
lives during disasters and medical emergency situations.

SEC. 3. Blood Type Identification. — All government agencies shall indicate the
blood type of the individual applying for an identification card, certificate or license. For
the purpose of this Act, an individual's blood type must be duly certified by a pathologist


SEC. 4. Coverage. - The following goverment-issued documents shall bear the
blood type of an individual, to wit:

(a) Identification card as issued by the Social Security System (SSS), the
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), passport by the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and professional identification
card by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC);

(b) Birth certificate as issued by the Local Registrar's Office or the
National Statistics Office (NSO);

() Driver's license as issued by the Land Transportation Office (LTO)
and firearms license by the Philippine National Police (PNP); and

(a) (a) Such other certificates, licenses or identification documents that
have yet to be issued by agencies to be created after the effectivity of
this Act.

SEC. 5. Appropriations. — The amount necessary for the implementation of this
Act shall be charged to the appropriations or corporate funds of the implementing
agencies and corporations.

SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Health
(DOH), in coordination with all concerned government implementing agencies, shall
formulate the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Act
within three (3) months from its effectivity.

SEC. 7. Separability Clause. — In the event that any provision of this Act is
declared unconstitutional, the validity of the other provisions shall not be affected by
such declaration.

SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations and
other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 9. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. Approved

Approved,