FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE }
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES
House Bill No.__ 4605

Introduced by: MA. THERESA B. BONOAN-DAVID
4% District, City of Manila

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Constitution explicitly provides that the State shall protect and
promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness
among them. This bili seeks to provide an additional levy on real property by
amending Section 235 of RA 7160, otherwise known as the "Locat Government
Code of 1991" to create a special health fund. The special health fund should
be allocated for the purpose of maintenance of public hospitals, construction
and repair of health centers and facilities, purchase of medicine and for other

purposes.

Ensuring that funds will be made available for its purpose will help in
improving the health care services in the local government units which at
present is inadequate. Government health facilities have acquired increasing
notoriety for lack of equipment, medicines and staff.

This bill attempts to respond to an urgent need of ensuring better health
services delivery to our people. .

In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly requested.

This is a House of Representative counterpart bill to one filed in the
Senate by Senator Franklin M. Drilon. .

MA. THERESA BONOAN-DAVID
4th District, Gity of Manila


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES }
First Regular Session )

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES
House Bill No. 4505

Introduced by: MA. THERESA B. BONOAN-DAVID
4% District, City of Manila

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL LEVY ON REAL PROPERTY FOR
THE SPECIAL HEALTH FUND, AND AMENDING SECTION 235 OF
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991", AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Special Health
Fund Act of 2011”,

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - In pursuance of the policy of the State
to protect and promote the right to health of the people, a Special Health
Fund is hereby created to promote and implement the delivery of health
services and facilities thru the prudent and judicious utilization of the
said funds, thru the Local Health Board.

Section 3. Section 235 of Republic Act No. 7160 is hereby amended and
shall read as follows:

“Section 235. Additional levy on real property for the
Special Education Fund AND SPECIAL HEALTH
FUND (SEF). - Province or city, or a municipality
within the Metropolitan Manila Area, may levy and
collect an annual tax of TWO PERCENT {2%} on the
assessed value of real property which shall be in
addition to the basic real property tax. The proceeds
thereof shall exclusively accrue to the Special Education
Fund (SEF) AND SPECIAL HEALTH FUND (SHF),
EACH AMOUNTING TO THE EQUIVALENT ONE


PERCENT (1%) OF THE AFORECITED BASIC REAL
PROPERTY TAX. ALLOCATION AND
APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS SHALL INCLUDE
THE FOLLOWING:

A) THE PROCEEDS OF THE ADDITIONAL ONE
PERCENT (1%) REAL PROPERTY TAX ACCRUING
TO SPECIAL HEALTH FUND SHALL BE
AUTOMATICALLY RELEASED TO THE LOCAL
HEALTH BOARDS.

B) IN CASE OF PROVINCES, THE PROCEEDS OF
THE SPECIAL HEALTH FUND SHALL BE DIVIDED
EQUALLY BETWEEN THE PROVINCIAL AND
MUNICIPAL HEALTH BOARDS.

C) SAID PROCEEDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED AS
DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE LOCAL
HEALTH BOARDS CONCERNED ONLY FOR THE
FOLLOWING PURPOSES:

1, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
PUBLIC HOSPITALS, RURAL HEALTH
CENTERS; .

2 CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF

HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH FACILITIES

AND EQUIPMENT;

MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH;

PURCHASE OF MEDICINES, IF

‘WARRANTED; AND

5. TRAINING OF LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICERS.”

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SECTION 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held
invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the Jaw or the provision not

otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or
regulation contrary to or is inconsistent with the provision of this Act is

hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.

SECTION 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.