Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

18" Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 4923

Introduced by Rep. Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to provide a health care program to our public school teachers in the
Philippines. The teachers mould our youth to become the future and hope of our nation andthey
can only do that if our teachers has no health problems.

Teaching is the profession that can create all other professions however, teachers struggle
with financial problems but in spite of that they are genuinely fulfilled in their chosen career.
Their profession entails a lot of sacrifices, it takes a lot of patience and hard work to be a teacher.
Their work is not only confined within the four walls of the classroom, most of the time they
carry on their work up to their homes in order to finish their documentary assessment of their
students. Teachers give more of themselves than is objectively called for but sometimes their
physical body gives up and they get sick.

Hospitalization and medicines are very expensive considering the salary of our public
school teachers.

Our teachers also shoulder laboratories and other physical examination fees before the
school year starts.

This measure seeks to address the healthcare woes our teachers experience by providing
to them a Healthcare Maintenance Organization (HMO) coverage forall public school teachers.

Through this measure, the morale and self-esteem of our silent heroes our public school
teachers will be given a much needed boost.

In view of this, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

ERI a NTADO


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

18" Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 228

Introduced by Rep. Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado

AN ACT
PROVIDING HEALTH CARE PROGRAM
FOR GOVERNMENT TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Short Title — This Act shall be known as the “Health Care Program for
Government Teachers.”

Sec. 2, Declaration of policies.- It is the policy of the State to protect and promote the
right to health of all Filipinos and instill health consciousness among them.

SEC. 3. Coverage.- This Act shall cover all public school teachers.

Sec. 4. The State shall adopt a model that provides teachers access to a comprehensive
quality and cost effective, promotive, preventive, curative,, rehabilitative and palliative health
services without financial hardship.

Sec. 5. The Department of Education shall provide a health care provider accredited to
the hospitals all over the country.

SEC. 6. Appropriations.- The amount necessary for the immediate implementation of the
provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act for the year following
the approval of this Act.

SEC. 7. Repealing Clause.- All provisions of laws, orders, decrees, including rules and
regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.


SEC. 8. Separability Clause.
unconstitutional or valid, other
be in full force and effect.

~ If any part or provision of this Act shall be held
Provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to

SEC. 9. Effectivity.- This Act shall take effect Fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved.