SIXTE]~NTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPIJllLIC OF THE PHlLIPPINES ) 
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SENATE 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" j;', Trillanes IV 
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Diseases are inevitable part of the lives of the people. For this, At-ticle II Section 15 of the 
Philippine Constitution declares that, "The State shall protect and promote the right to health of 
the people and instill health consciousness among them". 
However, it is known to evelyone that a healthy physical condition of eveiY individual is liot 
always at a guarantee especially these days. In most cases, those who can not afford to finance 
themselves are the ones usually hit by worst kinds of illnesses such as organ failure. Sometimes, 
organ transplantatiou is often the only treatment for end state organ failure. Hence, organ 
donation has become a necessity in this changing world. 
According to the World Health Organization, human material for transplantation is mostly 
obtained ii'om a deceased donor. Yet, despite the frequent use of materials donated from 
deceased donors, the donation of materials from living donors is necessary for some types of 
tl1insplants to compensate for the limited supply of material available from deceased donors in 
order to meet patient needs. Living donation is thns practiced despile the fact that it involves 
risks for the donor that may not be negligible. 
This biB Beeks to acknowledge the donor mnployees who willingly offer organ, bone marrovv, 
blood, or blood platelets through entitling them to an organ donation leave with pay. 
Thus, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
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AN10NJO 'SONN:t:1UI=ES IV 
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REPUBLIC Oli' THE I'HlLJPPINES ) 
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Introdueed by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
TO PROVIDE TIME Oli'F WITH PAY FOR EMPLOYEES WHO DONATE ORGAN, 
BONE MARROW, BLOOD, OR BLOOD PLAT1~LETS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. -
This Act may be cited as the "Organ Donor Leave Act of 
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SEC. 2. D£{finition oj Terms. - As used in this Act: 
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a) "Agency" means any branch, department, board, committee, or commission of the 
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government, bnt does not include units of local government, school districts, or 
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boards of election commissioners. 
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b) "Department" means the Department of Health. 
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c) "Participating employee" means a pennanent full-time or part-time employee who has 
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been employed by an agency for a period of six (6) months or more and who donates 
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an organ, bone marrow, blood, or blood platelets. 
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SEC. 3. Admillistratioll of the Act. -
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(a) On request, a participating employee subject to this Act may be entitled to organ 
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donation leave with pay. 
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b) An employee may use: 
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(i) up to thirty (30) days of organ donation leave in any twelve-month period to 
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serve as a bone marrow donor; 
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(ii) up to thirty (30) days of organ donation leave in any twelve-month period to 
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serve as an organ donor; 
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(iii) up to one hour to donate blood every fifty-six (56) days, and; 
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(iv) up to two (2) hours to donate blood platelets in accordance with appropriate 
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medical standards established by the Philippine National Red Cross, 
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.Philippine Blood Coordinating Council, blood collection units and blood 
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banks/centers in the Philippines or other nationally-recognized standards. 
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Leave under item (iv) may not be granted more than twenty-four (24) times in a 
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twelve-month period. 
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( c) An employee may use organ donation leave or other leave authorized in subsection 
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(b) of this Section only after obtaining approval from the employee's agency. 
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(d) An employee may not be required to use accumulated sick or vacation leave time 
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before being eligible for organ donor leave. 
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(e) The Department must adopt rules governing organ donation leave, including rules 
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that: 
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(i) establish conditions and procedures for requesting and approving leave and; 
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(ii) require medical documentation of the proposed organ or bone marrow 
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donation before leave is approved by the employing agency. 
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SEC. 4. Separability Clause. -If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or 
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invalid, sllch sections or parts not affected thereby shall remain ill full force and effect. 
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SEC. 5. Repealillg Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, regulations and other issuances or 
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part thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modi fied accordingly. 
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SEC. 6. Effectivity. " This Act shall take effect two (2) weeks after its publication in two 
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(2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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