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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Queson City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
‘Second Regular Session

House Bit no.6108

Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

According to the results of the Census of Population and Housing in 2010, over 1.4
million Filipinos or approximately 1.57% of the whole population have a disability’.
The State recognizes the needs of the differently-abled in the country and have
passed Republic Act 7277, or the “Magna Carta for Disabled Persons”, in 1992,
instituting a national health program for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) and
establishing medical rehabilitation centers. This marked a framework for the country
to address the health needs and access to basic services of the differently-abled

without discrimination.

However, there are still gaps in the program that needs to be addressed, among
them the lack of adequate access to health services and facilities for the PWDs and
inclusion to the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) of the Philippine Health
Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). While the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons is a
step into providing necessary services to those in need, and to raise awareness
about the PWDs in the country’, there is still a need to strengthen and extend

rehabilitation to them.

In order to remove the barriers in accessing health services for PWDs, and to affirm
the country's commitment to the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of

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Persons With Disabilities (UN-CRPD)*, the bill proposes an improvement to RA
7277 by automatically enrolling PWDs to the NHIP of PhilHealth. The bill also
proposes that the premium contributions for all PWDs be paid for by the National
Government. This intends to provide the differently-abled with the same

opportunities that everyone else enjoys.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

LUIS IND “I ” F, VILLAFUERTE, JR.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Queson City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILL No. 6108

Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWDs), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY”, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the

Philippines in Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Title Two, Chapter 8, Section 32 of Republic Act No. 7277, as amended,

is hereby further amended to read as follows:
“CHAPTER 8. Other Privileges and Incentives

“SEC. 32. Persons with disability shall be entitled to the following

“XXX

“(f) MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE
ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWDS) SHALL AUTOMATICALLY BE

ENROLLED AND COVERED UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE
PROGRAM (NHIP) OF THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION
(PHILHEALTH). PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ALL PWDS SHALL BE PAID

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BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT: PROVIDED, THAT, THE PREMIUM
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ALL PWDS SHALL BE PAID BY THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT: PROVIDED, THAT, THE PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS OF PWD
MEMBERS IN THE FORMAL ECONOMY SHALL BE SHARED EQUALLY BY
THEIR EMPLOYERS AND THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

FUNDS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE ENROLLMENT OF ALL PWDS
SHALL BE SOURCED FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND OF
PHILHEALTH, EARMARKED FROM THE PROCEEDS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO.
10351, INACCORDANCE WITH PERTINENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

THE PHILHEALTH SHALL DEVELOP EXCULSIVE PACKAGES FOR PWDS
THAT WILL ADDRESS THEIR SPECIFIC HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS.”

"XXX"

Section 2. Monitoring and Evaluation. - The Department of Health (DOH), in
coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the National Council on Disability
Affairs (NCDA), the Local Government Units (LGUs), other relevant government
agencies and non-government organizations, shall conduct a periodic monitoring
and evaluation of the implementation of this Act. Towards this end, the DOH shall
maintain an updated database on PWDs and their health and development needs.
The LGUs, the PhilHealth, the NCDA, and other relevant government agencies are
directed to submit their data on PWDs to the DOH.

Section 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. ~ The PhilHealth, in consultation
with the DOH, the DSWD, the DOLE, the NCDA and the LGUs shall promulgate the
implementing rules and regulations (IRR), within three (3) months upon the effectivity
of this Act.

Section 4. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed,
amended or modified accordingly.


Section 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,