SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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Senate Bill No. 
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Introduced by Senator Cynthia A. Villar 
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The promotion and protection of the right to health among Filipinos is a policy of 
the State and guaranteed under our Constitution. The government therefore, is 
mandated to enhance and intensify its programs concerning health and health care in 
the pursuit of this policy. 
Near fatal injuries resulting from accidents and in some cases from violence 
require immediate emergency response. With that, a victim's identity and other 
information is imperative which can only be obtained from his or her identification card. 
Normally, identification cards particularly those issued by the government usually 
contain the name, address, person to be notified and other relevant information of the 
cardholder. Most often, the blood type is not included. 
In cases where the cardholder is a victim of an accident or violence that resulted 
in a heavy loss of blood, survival will depend, aside from other medical treatment, on 
blood transfusion. As such, immediate identification of the person's blood type is very 
important to the person's survival. 
The proposed measure therefore, seeks to prevent any delay in blood 
transfusion by requiring government offices to include in their identification cards 
information on the holder's blood type. 
Early passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 


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Senate Bill No. 
506 
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Introduced by Senator Cynthia A. Villar 
AN ACT 
REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION 
CARDS, CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES TO INCLUDE A 
PORTION INDICATING THE BLOOD TYPE OF THE HOLDER 
THEREOF AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS 
THEREOF 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Blood Type Identification 
Act". 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - In order to promote public health, it is hereby 
declared the policy of the State: 
(a) To promote awareness about the importance of blood type which is to be 
found in all government-issued identification cards; and 
(b) To facilitate immediate transfusion response during medical emergencies. 
SEC. 3. Implementing Agencies. - The Government Service Insurance System 
(GSIS), Social Security System (SSS), Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), 
Land Transportation Office (L TO), Philippine National Police (PNP), Department of 
Foreign Affairs (DFA), Local Treasurer's Office and the Local Registrar's Office shall 
implement the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 4. Rules and Regulations. - All government implementing agencies, in 
coordination with the Department of Health, shall formulate the rules and regulations 
necessary to implement the provisions of this Act within six (6) months of its effectivity. 
SEC. 5. Coverage, - The following government-issued identification documents 
shall bear the blood type of its owner-holder: 
(a) Certificates: 
(1) Birth Certificate or Certificate of Live Birth; and 
(2) Community Tax Certificate, as issued by the Local Treasurer's Office 
(b) Licenses: 
(1) Driver's license, as issued by the L TO; and 
(2) Firearms license, as issued by the PNP 
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(c) Identification Cards: 
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(1) SSS Card, as issued by the SSS; 
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(2) GSIS card, as issued by the GSIS; 
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(3) Passport, as issued by the DFA; and 
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(4) Professional Identification Card (PIC), as issued by the PRC and such other 
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identification documents in the same classification as enumerated above. 
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SEC. 6. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this 
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Act shall be charged to the appropriations of the implementing agencies under the 
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General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for its 
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continued implementation shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
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SEC. 7. Penal Provision. - Any person who, on his own volition, bears false 
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information regarding his or her blood type on his or her license and/or other 
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government identification cards shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five 
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thousand pesos (P5,OOO.OO). 
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Any person in government office who violates the provisions of this Act shall, in 
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addition to the penalty stated above, be dismissed from government service. 
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SEC. 8. Separability Clause. - In the event that any provision of this Act is 
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declared unconstitutional, the validity of the other provisions shall not be affected by 
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such declaration. 
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SEC. 9. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations and 
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other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act 
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are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 10. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its 
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full and complete publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general 
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circulation in the Philippines. 
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Approved, 
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