S

CO
§
3

Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES || _ DATE September 5, 2022
* TIME 1:27pm *

NINETEENTH CONGRESS \S, by

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No.4416

Introduced by Representative Rex Gatchalian

AN ACT
REQUIRING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO INDICATE THE BLOOD TYPE
OF INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR IDENTIFICATION CARDS, CERTIFICATES
AND LICENSES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Accidents and other medical emergency situations happen to everyone. In the
Philippines, the Metro Manila Accident Reporting and Analysis System
(MMARAS) recorded a total of 65,032 traffic accidents in the country’s main
metropolitan area in 2020, resulting in the death of 337 people. Broken down,
Metro Manila averaged 178 road-crash incidents per day, with 50,230 cases
resulting to damage to property, and 14,465 resulting in non-fatal injury.!

During emergencies, especially in cases that may lead to excessive blood loss,
immediate matching of the correct blood type that may be transfused is
needed in order to save the life of the victim. Information about one’s blood
type is important for both the recipient and the donor for immediate
transfusion especially during emergencies.

This bill aims to require all government agencies to indicate the blood type of
individuals on their identification cards, certificates and licenses.

+ Bjorn Biel M. Beltran, Where we are now on road safety. See https://www.bworldonline.com/special-
features/2021/05/14/368263/where-we-are-now-on-road-safety/.


In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill i

GATCHALIAN
Representative
I¥ District, Valenzuela City


aurwn

10
ce

13
14
15
16
7
18
19

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 4416
———
Introduced by Representative Rex Gatchalian
Se

AN ACT
REQUIRING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO INDICATE THE BLOOD TYPE
OF INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR IDENTIFICATION CARDS, CERTIFICATES
AND LICENSES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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 “Blood Type
Identification Act”.

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to protect
and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness
among them. Towards this end, the State shall implement measures that
would ensure the safety of lives during disasters and medical emergency
situations.

SEC. 3. Blood Type Identification. - All government agencies shall
indicate the blood type of an individual applying for government-issued
identification card, certificates and license. For purposes of this Act, an
individual’s blood type must be duly certified by a pathologist.

SEC. 4. Coverage. - The following government-issued documents shall
bear the blood type of an individual:

(a) Identification card issued by the Social Security System, and the

Government Services Insurance System;



Nous

© ©

(b) Passport issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs;

(©) Professional identification card issued by the Professional
Regulation Commission;

(d) Birth certificate issued by the Local Registrar’s Office or the
Philippine Statistics Authority;

(€) Driver’s license issued by the Land Transportation Office;

() Firearms license issued by the Philippine National Police; and

(g) Such other certificates, licenses or identification documents that are
yet to be issued by agencies created after the effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 5. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the implementation
of this Act shall be charged against the appropriations or corporate funds of
the respective implementing agencies and corporations.

SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Secretary of
Department of Health (DOH), in coordination with all concerned government
implementing agencies, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to
implement the provisions of this Act within ninety (90) days from its
effectivity.

SEC. 7. Separability Clause. - If the event that any provision of this Act
is declared unconstitutional, the validity of the other provisions shall not be
affected by such declaration.

SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decree, orders, rules and
regulations, and other issuances, or part thereof, inconsistent with this Act
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 10. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
promulgation in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,