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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1494
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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
AN ACT
GRANTING INCENTIVES AND OTHER BENEFITS TO RURAL HEALTH UNIT 
DOCTORS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Access to health services should be unimpaired as guaranteed by our Constitution 
in the Declaration of State Policies. Rural health unit doctors are in the frontline of 
delivering basic health services to our countrymen. However, these doctors, who prides 
themselves with same or even better credentials as their private counterparts, receive far 
lower salaries.
In our nation's quest to provide universal access to health services, it is imperative 
that we improve the conditions of the people who deliver these services. In this light, this 
proposed measure seeks to grant additional Incentives and other benefits to rural health 
unit doctors.
More than the monetary value that we attribute to our rural health unit doctors, 
we are conferring them the due respect and recognition for their dedication and unselfish 
service in delivering vital health care needs of our countrymen.
In this regard, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
RAM
BONG REVILLA, JR. ,


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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S.B. No. J-494
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RECElVIiDBV
Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.
AN ACT
GRANTING INCENTIVES AND OTHER BENEFITS TO RURAL HEALTH UNIT 
DOCTORS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Rural Health Unit Doctors 
Incentives and other Benefits Act."
Sec. 2. Statement of Policy. - The State shall protect and promote the right to 
health of people and instill health consciousness among them by giving each individual 
unimpaired access to health and information services. Towards this end, this Act shall 
provide incentives and benefits to rural health unit doctors, the front-liners in the 
promotion, protection and maintenance of health in the rural areas.
Sec. 3. Definition of Term. - The term "rural health doctoT' refers to a licensed 
doctor of medicine employed by the local government who is assigned to actively or 
regularly perform his/her official duties in a rural area or remote community.
Sec. 4. Incentives and Benefits. - In recognition of their services, rural unit 
health doctors shall, in addition to their incentives and benefits granted under existing 
laws, be entitled to the following:


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(a) hazard allowance in an amount to be determined by the local 
health board of the local government unit concerned;
(b) subsistence allowance equivalent to the meals they take in the 
course of their duty which shall be computed in accordance with 
prevailing circumstances as determined by the local government unit 
concerned; and
(c) scholarships in the form of tuition fees and stipends.
Sec. 5. Separability Clause. - If for any reason any section or provision of this 
Act is declared unconstitutional, other provisions hereof which are not affected thereby 
shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, orders, rules and regulations or parts 
thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved.