THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES } 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Accidents and other medical emergency situations which result to excessive 
blood loss can happen to anyone. 
Statistics show that many accident victims die or suffer physical disabilities or 
complications because much needed blood cannot be transfused to them at once. This 
is due to the responding party's lack of knowledge of the victim's blood type, and 
sometimes due to the responding party's ignorance of his or her own blood type that 
prevents him or her from voluntarily donating. 
Blood typing in emergency situations is inadvisable because it takes away 
precious time that is supposed to be used for blood transfusion to save the life of the 
victim. 
The passage of this bill would require all government issued licenses, certificates 
and identification cards (e.9. SSS card, GSIS card, birth certificates, driver's license, 
firearms license, professional license, etc.) to bear the blood type of the owner-holder of 
such identification document. With this type of information on hand, blood transfusion 
delays caused by blood type unawareness will be prevented. 
Approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
MANNYVIL 
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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES } 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION CARDS, 
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES TO INCLUDE A PORTION INDICATING THE 
BLOOD TYPE OF THE HOLDER THEREOF AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR 
VIOLATIONS THEREOF 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title - This Act shall be known as the "Blood Type Identification Act 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy - In order to promote the public health, it is 
of 2005 
hereby declared the policy of the State: 
I. 
to promote and encourage voluntary blood donation by the citizenry; 
2. to promote prompt and effective blood transfusion response for medical 
3. to provide for an adequate, equitable and safe supply of blood products. 
SECTION 3. Implementing Agencies - The Government Service Insurance 
System (GSIS), Social Security System (SSS), Professional Regulatory Commission 
(PRC), Land Transportation Office (LTO). Philippine National Police (PNP), Department 
of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Local Registrar's Office shall implement the provisions 
of this Act. 
SECTION 4. Rules and Regulations - All government implementing agencies, in 
coordination with the Department of Health, shall formulate the rules and regulations 
necessary to implement the provisions of this Act within six (6) months of its effectively. 
SECTION 5. Coverage - The following government issued identification 
emergencies; and 
documents shall bear the blood type of its owner-holder: 
1 . Certificates 
a. Birth Certificate; and 
b. Community Tax Certificate, as issued by the Local Registrar's Ofice 
2. Licenses 
a. Driver's license, as issued by LTO 
b. Professional license, as issued by PRC 
c. Firearms license, as issued by PNP 
3. Identification Cards 


a. SSS card, as issued by SSS; 
b. GSlS card, as issued by GSlS 
c. Passport, as issued by DFA 
And such other identification documents in the same classification as above 
enumerated. 
SECTION 6. Appropriations - The amount necessary for the implementation of 
this Act shall be charged to the appropriations of the implementing agencies under the 
General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for its 
continued implementation shall be included in the General Appropriations Act. 
SECTION 7. Penal Provision - Any person who, on his own volition, bears false 
information regarding his or her blood type on his or her license andlor other 
government identification card shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five 
Thousand Pesos (P5,OOO.OO). 
Any person in government office who violates the provisions of this Act shall, in 
SECTION 8. 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. 
addition to the penalty stated above, be dismissed from government service. 
SECTION 9. Repealing Clause - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations 
and other issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this 
Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION I O .  Effectivity - This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 
Approved,