HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The global pandemic brought about several community quarantines in the country 
in order to reduce and mitigate the spread of the deadly virus. The imposition of 
these community quarantine restrictions has forced the educational sector and 
institutions to adapt to the current situation by shifting to an alternative learning 
set up. This alternative set up included the use of modules and virtual learning 
platforms. 
At the present, the Inter-Agency Task Force for Management of Emerging Infectious 
Diseases allowed a number of medical schools to resume face to face clinical 
internship for the study of medicine had science courses that cannot be taught in 
alternative learning set up; courses that require students to learn practical and 
technical skills that only be taught through a face-to-face clinical instruction. 
It is important that we protect and guarantee the safety our students and teachers 
in the field of medicine for it is undeniable that they need further government 
support; being on frontlines in saving many lives during this pandemic. 
This bill seeks to classify students and teachers of medical and allied health courses 
as frontline health workers, provided that, they belong to school and universities 
approved by the Commission on Higher Education to conduct limited face-to-face 
classes. It is the primary intention of this bill that they be included in the priority 
list for the COVID-19 vaccination. 
In light of the foregoing, the approval of this measure is earnestly sought. 
JOHN MARVIN “YUL SERVO” C. NIETO 
May 24, 2021
2:55 pm
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto 
AN ACT CLASSIFYING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF MEDICINE AND 
ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES COURSES WHO ATTEND FACE-TO-FACE 
CLASSES AS FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS THEREBY INCLUDING THEM 
AMONG THOSE PRIORITIZED GROUPS FOR CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 
(COVID-19) VACCINATION  
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:  
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be referred to as the "Classifying 
Students and Teachers of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences as Frontliners Act".  
SEC 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State recognizes the vital role of the youth 
in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, 
intellectual, and social well-being. It is also the policy of the State to adopt an 
integrated and comprehensive approach to health development.  
Towards this end, it is vital for the State to invest on health workers in order to 
ensure better access to and enhanced quality of health services in the country.  
SEC. 3. Students and Teachers of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences as 
Frontline Health Workers. – The Department of Health (DOH) shall classify 
students and teachers of medicine and allied health sciences who are required to 
attend face-to-face classes in schools and universities and/or who are fulfilling their 
internship 
requirements 
in 
hospitals, 
clinics 
and 
other 
health-related 
establishments as frontline health workers.  
SEC.4. Priority in COVID-19 Vaccination. - Being classified as frontline health 
workers, these students and teachers shall then be included among those 
prioritized groups for COVID 19 vaccination.  
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SEC. 5. Limitation. – The benefit given by this Act shall be limited to those 
students and teachers belonging to schools and universities allowed by the 
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to conduct limited face-to-face classes. 
CHED shall conduct regular inspections in such schools and universities in order to 
ensure that health protocols are being followed.  
 
SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days from its 
approval, the DOH, in coordination with the CHED, shall formulate and promulgate 
the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.  
 
SEC. 7. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason, any part, section or provision 
of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected 
thereby shall continue to be in force and effect.  
 
SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, 
rules and regulations and other issuances, or part or parts thereof, which are 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or 
modified accordingly.  
 
SEC. 9. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation, 
whichever comes earlier.  
 
Approved,