Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No,_2037

Introduced by: HON. “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO.

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill requires all government issued cards, certificates and licenses to indicate the blood type
of the holder thereof and providing penalties for its violations.

The right to health of the Filipino people is enshrined in Section 15, Article II of the 1987
Philippine Constitution, to wit

“The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health
consciousness among them”

Accidents and other medical emergency situations affect and happen to everyone. Thus, in case
of emergency which results to excessive blood loss, immediate matching of the correct blood
type may be transfused in order to save the life of the victim. Knowledge of one’s blood type is
important for both recipient and the donor for the immediate transfusion of the appropriate
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In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is eamestly sought. wa

“KUYA" JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADOF™
Representative
First District of Bulacan


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2037

Introduced by: “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO

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

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

SECTION

‘ort Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Blood Type Identification Act”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. ~ lis 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.

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

SECTION 4. Coverage. — The following government-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);

Birth certificate as issued by the Local Registrar’s Office or the National Statistical

Office (NSO);

Driver's license as issued’ by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and firearms

license by the Philippine national Police (PNP); And

\d) Such other certificates, license or identification documents that have yet to be issued

by agencies to be created after the effectivity of this Act

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SECTION 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.

SECTION 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. ~ The Department of Health (DOHO, in
coordination with all concerned government implementing agencies, shall formulate the rules
and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Act within there (3) months form
its effectivity

SECTION 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,

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

SECTION 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
official Gazette or ina newspaper of general circulation.
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Approved,