THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Rural health unit doctors are the frontliners in the promotion, protection and 
maintenance of health in the rural areas. By providing them a host of benefits and 
incentives in recognition of their services, it is hoped that most of our trained and 
competent medical practitioners will stay in the country instead of plying their trade 
abroad, 
This bill seeks to provide a better financial package to rural health doctors to 
encourage them to practice their profession in the country and in the process, help in 
alleviating the needs of Filipinos in rural and remote communities. 
The approval of this bill is earnestly requested. 
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MANNYVIL R F 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )’ 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT GRANTING INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS TO RURAL HEALTH UNIT 
DOCTORS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
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 “Rural Health Unit 
Doctors Benefits and Incentives Act of 2005.” 
SECTION 2. Statement of Policy - The State shall protect and promote the right 
to health of people and instill health consciousness among them by giving each 
individual unimpaired access to health and information services. Towards this end, this 
Act shall provide incentives and benefits to rural health unit doctors, the frontliners in the 
promotion, protection and maintenance of health in the rural areas. 
SECTION 3. Definition - The term “rural health doctor” refers to a licensed doctor 
of medicine employed by the municipal government, who is assigned to actively or 
regularly perform his official duties in a rural area or remote community. 
SECTION 4. Incentives and Benefits - In recognition of their services, rural unit 
health doctors, shall in addition to others incentives and benefits granted under existing 
laws, be entitled to the following: 
a) hazard allowance in an amount to be determined by the local health board of 
the local government unit concerned; 
b) Subsistence allowance equivalent to the meals they take in the course of their 
duty, which shall be computed in accordance with prevailing circumstances 
as determined by the local government unit concerned; 
granted up to hidher legitimate child; 
c) Scholarship in the form of tuition fees in state colleges or universities to be 
d) Tax exemption privileges on hislher income; 
e) Automatic promotion to the position of MedicaJ specialist I or to the next 
higher rank as the case may be, under the revised compensation and 
Position Classification System; 
f) Free legal representation and consultation services shall be immediately 
provided for by the Public Attorney’s Office ih case of coercion, interference, 
and in other civil and criminal cases filed by or against rural health unit 
doctors arising out of or in connection with performance of their duties as 
such: 


g) Zero interest on policy, salary and housing loans from the government 
services insurance system (GSIS) or its successor corporation shall be 
enjoyed by rural health unit doctors. 
SECTION 5. Repealing Clause -All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations 
or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended or modified accordingly. 
thereof not affected by such declaration shall remain in full force and effect. 
SECTION 6. Separability Clause - If, for any reason, any part or provisions 
SECTION 7. Effectivity Clause - This Act shall take effect immediately upon its 
approval. 
Approved,