THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
6 x-l - /  
SENATE 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
At present, the salaries, allowances, and other benefits of public health workers 
are paid by the local government units (LGUs) where they serve. However, many poor 
LGUs merely depend on their Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) which can hardly 
finance their operations, particularly the delivery of basic services to their constituents. 
Due to lack of funds, many fourth, fifth, and sixth class municipalities and provinces are 
having difficulty shelling out resources for the salaries and other benefits of their public 
health workers resulting in delayed payments which last for days or even months. 
Unfortunately, the inability of the LGUs to remunerate especially the hazard pay is one 
of the main factors that have become a disincentive in the performance of the health 
workers. 
This bill seeks to promote the welfare of public health workers coming from the 
4th, 5th and 6th class municipalities and provinces by directing the national government 
to entirely shoulder their salaries, allowances, and other benefits. 
Through the national government, which has greater financial capability, the 
means by which the public health workers are compensated will be enhanced and their 
morale will be improved. Furthermore, this will give the indigent LGUs a greater 
opportunity to program their resources to carryout developmental goals. 
Due to the foregoing reasons, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
MANNYVILL R ! 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES } 
Second Regular Session 
6 J!!rj -7 
SENATE 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT AMENDING THE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7305 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 
MAGNA CARTA OF PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted in the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 6 (c) of the Republic Act No. 7305, otherwise known as the 
"Magna Carta of Public Health Workers is hereby amended'to read as follows: 
"Sec. 6 (c) - a Public Health Worker shall not be transferred andlor re-assigned, 
except when made in the interest of public service, in which case, the employee 
concerned shall be informed of the reasons therefore in writing. If the Public Health 
Worker believes that there is no justification for the transfer and/or re-assignment, 
helshe may appeal his/ her case to the Civil Service Commission, which shall cause his/ 
her transfer and/ or re-assignment to be held in abeyance: Provided, that no transfer 
and/ or reassignment whatsoever shall be made three (3) months before any local or 
national elections; Provided, further, That the necessary expenses of the transfer and/ 
or reassignment of the Public Health Worker and his/ her immediate family shall be paid 
for by the Government; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT IN FOURTH CLASS, FIFTH 
CLASS, AND SIXTH CLASS LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUS), THE SAID 
TRANSFER AND/ OR REASSIGNMENT EXPENSES SHALL BE PAID IN FULL BY 
THE NATIONAL .GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
(DOH)." 
SEC.2. Section 19 (b) of the same Act is also hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
"Section 19 (b) Equality in Salary Scale - The salary scales of public health 
workers whose salaries are appropriated by a city, municipality, district, or provincial 


government shall not be less than those provided for public health workers of the 
national government: Provided, That the national government shall subsidize the 
amount necessary to pay the difference between that received by nationally-paid and 
locally-paid health workers of equivalent positions: PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT IN 
FOURTH CLASS, FIFTH CLASS, AND SIXTH CLASS LGUS, THE SALARIES, WHICH 
INCLUDE PAYMENT FOR OVERTIME WORK, WORK DURING REST DAY, AND 
NIGHT-SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL, OF MUNICIPAL AND PROVINCIAL HEALTH 
WORKERS SHALL BE PAID IN FULL BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH 
THE DOH." 
SEC. 3. Section 20 of the same Act is also hereby amended to read as follows: 
"Sec. 20. Additional Compensation - Notwithstanding Section 12 of 
Republic Act No. 6758, public health workers shall receive the following 
allowances: hazard allowance, subsistence allowance, longevity pay, laundry 
allowance and remote assignment allowance. PROVIDED, THAT IN FOURTH 
CLASS, FIFTH CLASS, AND SIXTH CLASS LGUS, THE SAID ALLOWANCES 
SHALL PAID IN FULL BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE 
DOH." 
SEC. 4. Section 26 of the same Act is also hereby amended to read as follows: 
"Sec. 26. Housing - All Public Health Workers who are on tour of duty and those 
who, because of unavoidable circumstances are forced to stay in the hospital, sanitaria 
or health infirmary premises, shall be entitled to free living quarters within the hospitals, 
sanitarium or health infirmary or if such quarters are not available, shall receive 
quarters' allowance FROM THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT as may be determined by 
the Secretary of Health and other appropriate government agencies concerned: 
Provided, That this rate shall be reviewed periodically and increased accordingly by the 
Secretary of Health in consultation with the appropriate government agencies 
concerned. 
For purposes of this section, the DOH is authorized to develop housing projects 
in its own lands, not otherwise devoted for other uses, for public health workers in 
coordination with appropriate government agencies." 


SEC. 5. Appropriations. - Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year 
following its enactment into law and thereafter. 
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SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - If any section or provision of this Act shall be 
declared invalid or unconstitutional, such shall not invalidate any other section or 
provision of this Act. 
SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, issuances, or parts 
thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly. 
SEC. 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen days after publication in the 
Official Gazette or two major newspapers of national circulation. 
Approved,