Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
____________________________________________________________________ 
INTRODUCED BY HON. DEOGRACIAS VICTOR ‘DV’ B. SAVELLANO 
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AN INTEGRATED VACCINE STATUS 
RECORDING AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM WHICH SHALL FUNCTION 
AS A VACCINE PASSPORT 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
With the roll out of vaccination programs in the Philippine and other 
countries, national authorities and conveyance operators are now 
introducing requirements of proof of COVID-19 vaccination for 
international travel as a condition for departure or entry. 
Although vaccination status can easily be captured via digital 
means, the ability to uniquely identify an individual and validate 
vaccination status requires international cooperation, orchestration 
across complex systems and widespread adoption of open interoperability 
standards to support secure data access or exchange.  
There is a need to develop specifications and guidance for using 
digital technologies for documenting vaccination status which will include 
a required minimum data set, standards for interoperability and 
recommended governance, digital functionality, and systems architecture. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is 
earnestly sought. 
REP. DEOGRACIAS VICTOR “DV” B. SAVELLANO 
July 28, 2021
3:23 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. _______ 
____________________________________________________________________ 
INTRODUCED BY HON. DEOGRACIAS VICTOR ‘DV’ B. SAVELLANO 
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AN INTEGRATED VACCINE STATUS 
RECORDING AND CERTIFICATION SYSTEM WHICH SHALL FUNCTION 
AS A VACCINE PASSPORT 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Philippine 
Vaccine Status Act." 
SECTION 2. Creation of an Integrated Vaccine Status Recording and 
Certification System. –. There is hereby created a vaccine status 
recording and certification system which shall have the following features: 
(a)
there should be a secure central database which will contain
both national and international sourced data on vaccine status; 
(b) 
the system should be compliant with the World Health
Organization and ICAO guidelines to ensure international recognition;
(c) 
the system should be interoperable with existing and
recognized national contact tracing system and DOH certified laboratories;
(d) 
the Quick Response (QR) code on the vaccination certificates
to be issued must be readable both online and offline;
(e) 
the vaccine certificates should serve as an individual’s proof
of vaccination;
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(f) 
despite different LGU systems on vaccine documents, the 
documents should be integrated into the database/centralized system and 
should be recognized by other countries; 
 
(g) 
the system should be updated whenever there is a new vaccine 
available; 
 
(h) the system should be integrated with our national ID system. 
 
SECTION 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The lead agency 
for the implementation of the System shall be the Inter-Agency Task Force 
on COVID-19.  
 
The IATF on COVID-19 in coordination with the Department of Health, the 
Department of Tourism, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the 
Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Transportation 
shall adopt the necessary rules and regulations to implement the 
provisions of this Act. 
 
SECTION 4. Appropriations. – The funds needed for this purpose shall 
be taken from the appropriations of the Department of Health. Thereafter, 
such amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be 
included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
 
SECTION 5. Separability Clause. – If any portion or provision of this Act 
is subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions 
hereof which are not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect. 
 
SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. – All other laws, acts, presidential 
decrees, executive orders, presidential proclamations, issuances, rules 
and regulations, or parts thereof which are contrary to or inconsistent with 
any of the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified 
accordingly. 
 
SECTION 7. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general 
circulation. 
 
Approved,