SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Third Regular Session 
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SEP -2 P2:55 
SENATE 
S. B. No. 
2929 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
REQUIRING A REPORT REGARDING THE 
EFFECTS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS HAVE ON WOMEN'S HEALTH 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 2, Section 15 states: "The State shall protect and 
promote the right to health ofthe people and instill health consciousness among them." 
Attention has been focused on the alarming decrease in the life span of women 
during our times. There is an increase in the premature passing away of females by 
reason of diseases such as breast cancer and other diseases believed to be brought about 
by environmental factors. It has also been shown that environmental factors playa vital 
role in causing the immune dysfunction of women and mimic of women's human 
estrogen. 
In accordance with the constitutional mandate to protect and promote the right to 
health of the people and instill health consciousness among them, this bill authorizes the 
Secretary of Health to submit to Congress a report regarding the effect environmental 
factors have on women's health. It is believed that with such a report, steps may be taken 
to remedy the alarming threat environmental factors pose on the health of women. 1 
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MIRIAM DEFE~OR SANTIA60 
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1 This bill was previously filed during the Thirteenth Congress, First Regular Session. 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Third Regular Session 
) 
'15 SfP -2 P 2 :55 
SENATE 
S. B. No. 
2929 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
REQUIRING A REPORT REGARDING THE 
EFFECTS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS HAVE ON WOMEN'S HEALTH 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. ~ This Act shall be known as the "Women's Health 
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Environmental Factors Act." 
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SECTION 2. Report on Effects of Environmental Factors on Women's Health. ~ 
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The Secretary of Health shall submit to Congress a report in accordance with the 
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following: 
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(l) The report shall summarize the body of scientific knowledge on the effect that 
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environmental factors have on women's health. The report shall include description of 
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the known effects of environmental factors on breast cancer, on immune dysfunction, and 
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compounds that mimic human estrogen. 
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(2) The report shall specify an agenda for the conduct and support of research on 
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the effects that environmental factors have on women's health. The agenda shall specify 
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the categories of research that should receive priority. In the development of the agenda, 
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the summary prepared under paragraph (l) shall be considered, including consideration 
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of areas identified by the summary as having received insufficient study. 
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SECTION 3. Date for Submission of Report. ~ The report under Section 2 shall be 


submitted to Congress not later than one (1) year after the date of the enactment ofthis 
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Act. 
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SECTION 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other 
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provisions hereof. 
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SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, and issuances, or 
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portions thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby 
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repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 6. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
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its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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