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Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
AN ACT
FURTHER PROMOTING ORGAN DONATION AFTER DEATH FOR SPECIFIED 
PURPOSES BY AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7170 OTHERWISE KNOWN 
AS THE ORGAN DONATION ACT OF 1991
EXPLANATORY NOTE
When Republic Act No. 7170 or the Organ Donation Act of 1991 was enacted, 
it allowed individuals to donate all or any part of his/her body through legacy or 
donation to hospitals, accredited medical or dental schools, organ bank storage facility, 
or any specified individual for medical education, research and advancement, and 
therapy or transplantation.
Three (3) decades after its enactment, the gains from this legislation are still 
being felt. 2022 data from the Department of Health (DOH) reported an increase in 
organ donation from deceased donors to 20 from 3 in 2021. Meanwhile, during the 
same year, there were 40 organ transplants performed compared to only 6 in the 
previous year. Furthermore, 209 corneas were also transplanted from deceased 
donors in 2022 from 128 in 2021. However, it is worth noting that there has also been 
an increase in enlistment in 2022 - from 111 to 139. For instance, there are around 
90,000 patients undergoing dialysis in the Philippines which - according to the Dr. 
Maria Theresa Bad-ang of the Philippine Society of Nephrology - will continue to rise 
unless organ transplantation becomes accessible.
Hence, while the law has been instrumental in saving lives, there is a need to 
strengthen opportunities and avenues for Filipinos to be more informed about organ 
donation and how it helps other Filipinos thereby increasing the country's pooi of 
potential organ donors. In fact, according to medical professionals, while there is an 
increase of potential and eligible donors, the consent of the family remains a perennial
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challenge. Through the proposed measure, the country's information drive on organ 
donation will be strengthened. In addition, avenues for individuals to become organ 
donors will be strengthened by mandating health care institutions to establish areas 
for Filipinos to acquire organ donor cards and learn more about organ donation.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
SONNY ANGARA


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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE^
S. B. No. 2657
Senate
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24 HAY “6 P3:26
Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
AN ACT
FURTHER PROMOTING ORGAN DONATION AFTER DEATH FOR SPECIFIED 
PURPOSES BY AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7170 OTHERWISE KNOWN 
AS THE ORGAN DONATION ACT OF 1991
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION. 1. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 7170 or the Organ Donation Act of
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1991 shall be amended to read as follows:
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"Section 7. Duty of Hospitals. - A hospital authorized to
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receive organ donations or to conduct transplantation shall train
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qualified personnel and their staff to handle the task of introducing the
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organ donation program in a humane and delicate manner to the
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relatives of the donor-decedent enumerated in Section 4 hereof. The
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hospital shall accomplish the necessary form or document as proof of
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compliance with the above requirement.
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HOSPITALS SHALL ALSO BE MANDATED TO
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INCORPORATE IN THEIR ADMISSION FORMS A QUERY ON
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WHETHER OR NOT THE INDIVIDUAL ACCESSING HEALTH CARE
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SERVICES IS AN ORGAN DONOR AND IF HE/SHE IS WILLING
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TO BE AN ORGAN DONOR WHICH SHALL FORM PART OF THE
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HOSPITAL'S DATABASE."
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Sec. 2. Section 15 of Republic Act No. 7170 is further amended to read as
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follows:
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"Section 15. Information Drive. - In order that the public will
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obtain the maximum benefits from this Act, the Department of Health,
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in cooperation with HEALTH CARE institutions, such as the National
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Kidney AND TRANSPLANT Institute, PHILIPPINE HEART CENTER,
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LUNG CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES and civic and non-government
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health organizations INVOLVED IN THE DONATION AND
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TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS, PHILIPPINE
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INFORMATION AGENCY, and other [health related] RELEVANT
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GOVERNMENT agencies[, involved in the donation and transplantation
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of human organs,] shall undertake [a] public information programs
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AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS HIGHLIGHTING THE
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IMPORTANCE OF ORGAN DONATION
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The Secretary of Health shall endeavor to persuade all health
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professionals, both government and private, to make an appeal for
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human organ donation.
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PUBLIC HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS SHALL ALSO BE
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MANDATED TO ESTABLISH MANNED AREAS WITHIN THEIR
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PREMISES THAT IS EASILY SEEN AND ACCESSED BY THE
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PUBLIC FOR THE PURPOSES OF ACQUIRING ORGAN DONOR
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CARDS AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT ORGAN DONATION."
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Sec. 3. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is
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declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected
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thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
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Sec. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws or parts thereof, decrees, orders, rules
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and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
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modified accordingly.
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Sec. 5. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
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its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,