FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENAW 
S. No. 1;)47 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
According to Article XIII Section 12 of the 1987 Constitution: 
"The State shall establish and maintain an effective food and drug regulatory 
system and undertake appropriate health, manpower development, and research, 
responsive to the country's health needs and problems." 
According to the 2007 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) report, 18 
toy~related deaths and about 170,100 hospital emergencies can be attributed to toy injuries in the 
US. Inspectors from the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) found dozens of examples of 
toys with high levels of lead and other poisonous chemicals, dangerously strong magnets, and 
parts small enough to choke a child if swallowed. Another group, the California-based Center for 
Environmental Health, repolied finding various children's products with illegally high levels of 
lead, including children's backpacks, rain ponchos and vinyl lunch boxes. 
In lirie with the Constitutional provision above, the government must establish a 
mechanism by which injuries and deaths caused by unsafe toys are recorded. The data can then 
be used to formulate policies aimed at preventing these injuries and deaths. ' 
'This bill was originally filed in the Fomteenth Congress, Second Regular Session 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENi'~47 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
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TO PREVENT TOY-INFLICTED INJURIES AND DEATHS 
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Be it e~acted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
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assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Toy-Inflicted Injuries and Deaths to be Reported. Every case of an injury 
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or death inflicted by a toy shall be reported at once to the DTI-Bureau of Trade Regulation and 
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Consumer Protection (BTRCP). The report shall be made by (a) the physician attending or 
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treating the case; or (b) the manager, superintendent or other person in charge, whenever such 
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case is treated in a hospital, sanitarium, institution or other medical facility. 
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SECTION 2. Use of database. The head of the BTRCP, on a regular basis, shall make 
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the information so recorded available to the public. If, on the basis of his review, the head of the 
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BTCRP detennines that a specific toy poses an immediate danger or potential threat to the safety 
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of the public, he or she shall immediately issue a public notice warning of his or her findings 
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concerning that toy. 
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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. 
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Approved, 
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