HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
House Bill No.  _________ 
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHARON S. GARIN 
___________________________________________________________________ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article XV Section 4 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the family has 
the duty to care for its elderly members but the State may also do so through just programs 
of social security. It was also provided that the state shall adopt an integrated and 
comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make essential 
goods, health and other social services available to all the people at an affordable cost; that 
there shall be priority for the needs of the underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women, 
and children; and that the State shall endeavor to provide free medical care to paupers. 
Record shows that in 2007 there are about 6.5%  of the total population are persons 
aged 60 years old and above. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has projected that it 
will grow by around 8.8% of the population and 5% of the elders are considered frail and 
weak. With the current population of more or less 110 million and an estimate of 10% 
composition of persons 60 years old and above with 5% frail and weak, a little less of 
600,000 totally bedridden persons nationwide may be the reasonable data.  
This bill seeks to grant financial assistance of 8,000 annually to all totally bedridden 
person. It also mandates to include the totally bedridden persons on all benefits granted 
under Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for 
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The implementation will be the coordination of the three 
main government agencies namely: DSWD, DOH and DILG. 
The amount appropriated for the financial assistance will expectedly be added as a 
multiplier effect in the economy as the finances will be directly given to all Filipino citizens 
who needed the government’s subsidy most. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bills is earnestly sought for. 
SHARON S. GARIN 
Party-list, AAMBIS-OWA 
August 4, 2021
2:20 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
House Bill No.  _________ 
INTRODUCED  BY REP. SHARON S. GARIN 
___________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
GRANTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TOTALLY BEDRIDDEN PERSONS IN THE 
PHILIPPINES AND PROVIDING FOR FUNDS THEREFOR 
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 “Financial Assistance to 
Totally Bedridden Persons Act.” 
SEC. 2.  Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby the declared policy of the State to ensure 
equal protection of rights and provide benefits to bedridden persons in the country.    
SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act the following terms shall define 
as follows:  
(A) Disability refers to a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one
or more psychological, physiological, or anatomical function of an individual or
physical activities of such individual.
(B) Person with Disability (PWD) refers to a person unable to perform an activity
in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being given
his age and sex as a result of suffering from a mental, physical or sensory
impairment.
(C) Bedridden Person refers to a person with disability confined to the bed
because of infirmity or illness and is unable to leave one’s bed, move, or even
sit upright on his own.
(D) Totally Bedridden Person refers to a bedridden person who is dependent on a
caretaker to perform basic functions such as eating, bathing, grooming, and
dental care.
(E) Caretaker refers to the person responsible for the care and management of
the totally bedridden person.
(F) Indigent Person refers to a person identified by the City/Municipal Social
Welfare and Development Office based on their references.
(G) Financial Assistance refers to a monetary assistance to a totally bedridden
person.
SEC. 4. Health Rights. -  The bedridden person has the right to health, which includes 
the following:  
(1) Safe drinking water and adequate sanitation;
(2) Safe, healthy and nutritious food;
(3) Adequate and safe housing; and
(4) Right to proper medical examination, care and hospitalization.
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SEC.5.  Qualifications for the Financial Assistance. - To qualify for financial 
assistance under this Act, the totally bedridden person must be: 
(1) A bona fide resident of the Philippines; 
(2) A Person with Disability (PWD) with a valid PWD ID card; 
(3) A totally bedridden person for at least one (1) year as certified by a government 
doctor; and 
(4) Belonging to an indigent indigent family as certified by the Department of 
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) or its local counterpart. 
SEC.6. Documentary Requirements. -  There shall be preliminary documents and 
succeeding documents required in the availment and/or sustenance of the financial 
assistance.  
The preliminary documentary requirement to claim for the benefits of the financial 
assistance shall be as follows:  
(1) Medical Certificate from a government doctor; 
(2) Certificate of Indigency and Case Study Report;  
(3) Certificate of Residency;  
(4) Proof of life; 
(5) Photocopy of Valid ID of the totally bedridden person and claimant of financial 
assistance. Claimant should be a family member of the totally bedridden 
person within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity. In the absence 
thereof, an authorization letter from the totally bedridden person stating that 
he or she is authorizing the claimant to process the claim of his or her financial 
assistance.  
(6) A whole body photograph of the totally bedridden person taken within the last 
(3) months.  
For the purpose of claiming the succeeding financial assistance, the following 
subsequent document shall be submitted by the totally bedridden person or its 
authorized representatives:  
(1) Proof of life; 
(2) Certification that the claimant undergoes regular health monitoring; 
(3) Monitoring report as to the medical condition or status of the totally bedridden 
person.  
SEC. 7. Financial Assistance. -  A qualified bedridden person shall be entitled to 
receive the amount of not more than Two Thousand Pesos (Php 2,000.00) quarterly, 
depending on the assessment of the DSWD.  
SEC. 8. Additional  Benefits. -  A bedridden person shall be free of charge in the 
laboratory fees, medical examinations, and admissions in all public hospitals and shall 
receive all kinds of benefits provided in Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise known as “Magna 
Carta for Disabled Persons” as amended by Republic Act No. 9442  otherwise known as 
“An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7277, Otherwise Known As The "Magna Carta For 
Disabled Persons, And For Other Purposes" and further amended by Republic Act No. 
10070, “An Act Establishing an Institutional Mechanism to Ensure the Implementation of 
Programs and Services For Persons With Disabilities in Every Province, City and 
Municipality, Amending Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise known as the "Magna Carta For 
Disabled Persons", As Amended, And For Other Purposes”. 
SEC. 8. Roles of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the 
Department of Health (DOH) and DSWD. -  The DILG, DOH and DSWD shall jointly: 


1. Determine and update the number of totally bedridden persons in all provinces, 
cities and municipalities; and 
2. Disseminate the information as to the grants and benefits provided for in this Act; 
The DOH shall:  
(1) Monitor the medical condition/status of the totally bedridden person and submit 
his or her quarterly report to the DSWD.  
 
(2) Issue medical certificate based on the actual medical condition/status of the totally 
bedridden person and on the quarterly monitoring report.  
The DSWD shall: 
(1) Prepare the case study report on the totally bedridden person and assess the 
documentary requirements submitted.  
(2) Receive the quarterly report from the DOH of the medical condition/status of 
the totally bedridden person/s from their respective barangays. 
(3) Assess the monitoring report for the succeeding quarterly claims for financial 
assistance. 
(4) Assist the claimant/family of the totally bedridden person in processing the 
Persons with Disability Identification Card (PWD ID) of the totally bedridden 
person.  
(5) Approve the release of the financial assistance to those qualified bedridden 
persons, subject to compliance with the accounting and auditing rules and 
regulations.   
SEC. 9.  Implementing Rules and Regulations. -  The DSWD, DILG and DOH shall, 
within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, promulgate rules and regulations for 
the effective implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 10. Appropriation. - The sum of Five billion pesos (P5,000,000,000.00) is 
hereby appropriated for the initial implementation of this Act. Subsequent funds shall be 
included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.  
SEC. 11. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act is held invalid, all 
the other provisions not affected thereby, shall continue to be in full force and effect.  
SEC. 12.  Repealing Clause. -  All laws, decrees, orders, resolutions, instructions and 
rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby deemed 
repealed or modified accordingly.  
SEC. 13. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation.