SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC)
OF THE PHILIPPINES )
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Third Regular Session 18 AUG 29 pa uz
SENA

S.B. NO. F958 y _

Introduced by Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay

AN ACT CREATING A DATABASE OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING
PROBABLE CARCINOGENS

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides:

“The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people
and instill health consciousness among them.”

Human cells grow and divide to form new cells in the body. And when cells grow
old and become damaged they die and are replaced by new cells. However this
orderly process of cell growth and division breaks down when cancer develops.

Cancer can start anywhere in the human body. It is made up of trillions of cells.
As cells become abnormal, old or damaged cells survive when they should die
and be replaced by new cells.

Changes in a cell's DNA can contribute to cancer. Part of these changes may
include outside exposure which are often referred to as environmental factors
such as lifestyle factors, medical treatments, workplace and household exposure,
naturally occurring exposures, and pollution.



Exposure to carcinogenic substances can lead to cancer. Although some
carcinogens do not affect DNA directly, but lead to cancer in other ways by
causing cells to divide at a faster than normal rate which increases the chances
of changing DNA.

The proposed bill seeks to provide consumers information on the potential risks
posed by the carcinogens found in consumer products.

MARIA LOURDESANANCY S. BINAY
Senator



SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC)
OF THE PHILIPPINES
Third Regular Session )

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‘S.B. NO. £9 58

18 AUG 29 P42

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Introduced by Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay

AN ACT CREATING A DATABASE OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING
PROBABLE CARCINOGENS

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 “Probable
Carcinogen Information Act.”

Sec. 2. Definition of Terms. ~ For the purposes of this Act, the term:
(A)"Carcinogen” refers to any substance or radiation that is directly
involved in the existence of cancer or in the increase of its spread;
and
(8) Department” means the Department of Health.

Sec. 3. Database of Carcinogens. - The Department shall create a
database of known and probable carcinogens which shall be available at all
health centers and at their website. There shall also be a database of products
that contain these carcinogens. A product may be delisted only if the
manufacturers prove that they have taken the carcinogen out of their production

process.



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Sec. 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other
provisions hereof.

Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, and issuances, or
Portions thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Sec. 6. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.

Approved,