SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
1184 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
.As enshrined in the 1987 Constitution: 
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"The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the 
people and instill among health consciousness. " 
This bill embodies this policy by requiring the inclusion of blood type information of holder-
owner of certificates, licenses, and identification cards be issued by the government. This 
infonnation is necessary especially in unlikely situations such as accidents and calamities, 
wherein a person would be needing urgent medical attention, particularly blood transfusion. 
Infonnation such as this is vital in order to immediately address the needs of a victim in 
saving hislher life. 
Furthennore, blood type infonnation of citizens, which would be available in the database of 
concerned government agencies identified in this bill, would be helpful for a systematic 
maintenance of stocks of blood in hospitals and in blood banks maintained by the Philippine 
Red Cross. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
RILLANESIV 
Senator 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.NO. 1184 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
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REQUIRING ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ISSUING IDENTIFICATION CARDS, 
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES TO INDICATE THEREIN THE BLOOD TYPE OF 
THE HOLDER AND PROVIDING PENAL TIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF 
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 "Blood Type Identification 
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Act of2013." 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - In order to promote public health, it is hereby declared 
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the policy of the State to promote awareness about the importance of blood type which is to be 
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found in all government-issued identification cards and to facilitate immediate transfusion during 
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medical emergencies. 
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SEC. 3. Blood Type Identification. - The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), 
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the Social Security System (SSS), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), the Land 
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Transportation Office (LTO), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Department of Foreign 
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Affairs (DFA), the Local Treasurer's Office, the Local Registrar's Office and other pertinent 
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agencies which may later be identified or created upon the effectivity of this Act shall indicate in 
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their issued certificates, licenses and identification cards the blood type of the owner-holder. 
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SEC. 4. Coverage. - The following government-issued identification documents shaH 
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bear the blood type of its owner-holder: 
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(a) Certificates: 
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(1) Birth Certificate or Certificate of Live Birth; and 
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(2) Community Tax Certificate, as issued by the Local Treasurer's 
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Office. 
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(b) Li censes: 
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(1) Driver's license, as issued by the LTO; and 
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(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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certificates, licenses and/or identification documents that the other agencies not yet stated in 
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Section 3 may issue in the same classification as enumerated above. 
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SEC. 5. Prohibited Act. - It shall be unlawful for any person to deliberately bear false 
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infonnation as to one's blood type on any certificate, license and other govenunent identification 
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card. 
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SEC. 6. Penal Provision. - Violations of Section 5 of this Act shall be punishable by a 
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fine of not less than Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) but not more than Ten thousand pesos 
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(PIO,OOO.OO). Any person in govenunent office who violates the provisions of this Act shall, in 
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addition to the penalty stated above, be dismissed from govenunent service. 
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SEC. 7. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall 
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be charged to the appropriations of the implementing agencies under the General Appropriations 
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Act (GAA). Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for its continued implementation shall be ' 
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included in the GAA. 
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SEC. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - All government implementing agencies, 
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III coordination with the Department of Health, shall formulate the rules and regulations 
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necessary to implement the provisions of this Act within six (6) months of its effectivity. 
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SEC. 9. Separability Clause. - In the event that any provision. of this Act is declared 
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unconstitutional, the validity of the other provisions shall not he affected by such declaration. 
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SEC. 10. Repealing Claus~. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations and other 
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issuances or parts thereof which 'are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
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repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
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at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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