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

RE,
Sallie
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS J 1 JUL 2013
First Regular Session one

HOUSE BILL NO._ 556

Introduced by HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

To achieve economic growth and development in the country, our government should put

sion of basic health services to our people. For how could a government
implement its programs and projects if its working force, the people, are physically weak and in
dire need of medical attention? Aside from health workers, the government has rural health
doctors to ensure that basic health services are being delivered to our people especially in the
rural areas. But being government employees, our rural health doctors receive salaries far lower
than their other contemporaries in the private sectors. There is a need therefore to provide
legislation giving incentives to rural health unit doctors, who provide vital health services to our
people, to promote their rights and welfare and enhance their sense of work and dignit

Hence, to give due respect and recognition to the dedicated and unselfish services of the
front-liners in delivering vital health care services to our countrymen, it is necessary that this bill
is immediately enacted into law.

J.
RE ANI MERCADO-REVILLA.
2nd District, Cavite


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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No 998

Introduced by HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA

AN ACT GRANTING INCENTIVES AND OTHER BENEFITS TO RURAL HEALTH
UNIT DOCTORS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

Section 1. Title. - Thi
and other Benefits Act of 2013.

shall be known as the "Rural Health Unit Doctors Incentives

- The State shall protect and promote the right to health
of people and instill health consciousness among them by giving each individual unimpaired
access to health and information services. T this end, this Act shall provide incentives and
benefits to rural health unit doctors, the front-liners in the promotion, protection and maintenance
of health in the rural areas.

Section 3. Definition of Term. - The term "rural health doctor" refers to a licensed
doctor of medicine employed by the local government who is assigned to actively or regularly
perform his/her official duties in a rural arca or remote community.

Section 4. Incentives and Benefits. - In recognition of their services, rural unit health
doctors shall in addition to their incentives and benefits granted under existing laws. be entitled
to the following:

(a) hazard allowance in an amount to be determined by the local health board of the local
government unit concerned:

(b) subsistence allowance equivalent to the meals they take in the course of their duty
which shall be computed in accordance with prevailing circumstances as determined by the local
government unit concerned:

(©) scholarships in the form of tuition fees and stipends.


Section 5. All laws, decrees, rules and regulations and executive orders contrary to and
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, or modified accordingly

Section 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two
(2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,