,,. Pi t;l E 
.
.
 *-fix 
1 i+& 
~~~~~~~~~ 
THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES } 
Second Regular Session 
"" 
('3 
,lLiM -7 :' , 
: 
SENATE 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The continuing deterioration of the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) 
makes it extremely difficult for it to fulfill its mandate of providing reliable and accessible 
medication to the public particularly its mentally-disabled patients. 
There is an immediate need to rehabilitate and modernize the NCMH to make it 
more effective and responsive to the mental patients' health needs and concerns. 
Approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
MANNY V I L P  
J 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES } 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
I 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION AhD MODERNAZATION OF THE 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH (NCMH), APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the "NCMH Rehabilitation and 
Improvement Act." 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared that the policy of the 
State to improve the health and medical condition of the public especially the patients 
suffering from mental illnesses. Towards this end, the State shall undertake the 
modernization of the country's only mental health institution, to ensure the safety and 
well-being of the mentally deprived patients. 
In the implementation of the foregoing policy, the State shall, in accordance with 
the provisions of this Act: 
(a) undertake measures to improve the current state of the mental institution in 
the country; 
(b) provide greater awareness by the public of the systems being offered by the 
NCMH through various programs and projects and other related information; 
(c) upgrade, modernize, and procure the latest model of clinical and medical 
apparatuslequipment, instruments and facilities and application of the new technologies 
to improve our capabilities in providing timely and reliable medical service across the 
country ; 
SECTION 3. Program Description. The modernization program under this Act 
shall principally be a re-tooling of NCMH with modem equipment and facilities, including 
but not limited to, procurement of the latest and most up-to-date medical instruments, 


tools and apparatus; repair major areas which need to be rehabilitated such as the 
patients pavilion, lavatory area, and waiting area for relatives and friends of the patients 
who may not be allowed to enter a designated room; offer nutritious and healthy foods 
not only to the patients but to its employees as well; repair and repainting of the NCMH 
building and its environment; establish an efficient human resources development 
program that emphasizes on professional education, training and research for the 
employees and its workforce. 
SECTION 4. NCMH Modernization Fund. There is hereby created the National 
Center For Mental Health (NCMC) Modernization Fund which shall be used exclusively 
to fund the modernization program provided under this Act. The national government is 
hereby mandated to allocate and appropriate Five Hundred Million Pesos 
(P500,000,000.00) which shall comprise the said fund, and which thereafter 
include whatever funds maybe made available from. 
The vodernization Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of Health in 
accordance with government auditing rules and regulations and procedures. 
SECTION 5. Annual Report. The Secretary of Health and the Director of the 
NCMH shall submit to the Office of the President and the Congressional Committees on 
Health, a quarterly report on the progress of the modernization program for the duration 
of its implementation. 
SECTION 6. Repeal of Inconsistent Law. All laws, orders, proclamations, rules 
and regulations, or part thereof, which are inconsistent with any provision of this Act are 
hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 7. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation. 
Approved,