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DATE: 09 AUG 2016

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) |
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session ) j

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.No. 27395,

Introduced by Representative Raul C. Tupas

EXPLANATORY NOTE

AN ACT GRANTING MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE TO ALL PERSONS
WITH DISABILITY (PWDs), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO.
7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY", PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

Article 2, Section 15 of the Philippine Constitution mandates that "the State
shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health
consciousness among them." Article XIII, Section 11 also provides, "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 affordable cost.”

Section 4 (a) of Republic Act No. 7277 entitled "An Act Providing For The
Rehabilitation, Self-Development, and Self-Reliance of Disabled Persons And Their
Integration Into The Mainstream of Society and For Other Purposes" defines Disabled
Persons are those suffering from restriction of different abilities, as a result of a
mental, physical or sensory impairment, to perform an activity in the manner or within
the range considered normal for a human being.

The Philippine Statistics Authority based on its 2010 Census on Population and
Housing reported that about 16 per thousand of the country’s population had
disability. Of the 92.1 million household population in the country, 1,443 thousand
persons or 1.57 percent had disability, based on the 2010 Census of Population and
Housing (2010 CPH). The recorded figure of persons with disability (PWD) in the 2000
CPH was 935,551 persons, which was 1.23 percent of the household population.

Among the 17 regions, Region IV-A had the highest number of PWD at 193
thousand. This was followed by the National Capital Region (NCR) with 167 thousand
PWD. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), on the other hand, had the lowest
number of PWD at 26 thousand.*

* https://psa.gov.ph/content/persons-disability-philippines-results-2010-census


This bill seeks to enable all PWDs to be covered by the National Health
Insurance Program (NHIP) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
(PHILHEALTH). The funds needed to guarantee the enrolment of all PWDs shall be
sourced from the National Health Insurance Fund of Philhealth derived from the
proceeds of R.A. No. 10351 also known as the "Sin Tax Reform Act of 2012."

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

Wega.

RAUL C. TUPAS


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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.No. 2753,

Introduced by Representative Raul C. Tupas

AN ACT GRANTING MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE TO ALL PERSONS
WITH DISABILITY (PWDs), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO.
7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY", PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title. -This Act shall be known as the “Mandatory Philhealth Coverage
for All PWDs Act of 2016”.

SECTION 2. - Two new sections are hereby added after Section 20 under "Chapter II.
HEALTH’ of Republic Act no. 7277, as amended otherwise known as the “Magna
Carta for Persons with Disability" to read as follows:

“SEC. 21. MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE - ALL PERSONS
WITH DISABILITY SHALL BE COVERED BY THE NATIONAL
HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM OF THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH
INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHILHEALTH). FUNDS NECESSARY
TO ENSURE THE ENROLLMENT OF ALL PWDS WHO ARE NOT
CURRENTLY COVERED UNDER ANY EXISTING CATEGORY SHALL
BE SOURCED FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUND
OF PHILHEALTH EARMARKED FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SIN TAX
COLLECTIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10351.

SEC. 22. ENROLMENT OF PWDS - THE ENROLMENT TO THE
PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO PWDS WHO ARE FILIPINO
CITIZENS UPON SUBMISSION OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING AS
PROOF OF HIS/HER ENTITLEMENT THERETO:

() AN IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY THE CITY OR
MUNICIPAL MAYOR OR THE BARANGAY CAPTAIN WHERE THE
PWD RESIDES;

(ll) THE PASSPORT OF THE PWD CONCERNED; OR


(lll) TRANSPORTATION FARE IDENTIFICATION CARD (ID) ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE OF DISABLED
PERSONS (NCWDP)."

SECTION 3. - The succeeding sections of Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, are
hereby renumbered accordingly.

SECTION 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations - The Department of Social Welfare
and Development (DSWD), in consultation with the Philippine Health Insurance
Corporation (PHILHEALTH), Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Finance
(DOF), and the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), shall promulgate the
necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the provisions of
this Act: Provided, That the failure of the concerned agencies to promulgate the said
tules and regulations shall not prevent the implementation of this Act upon its
effectivity.

SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws decrees, resolutions, orders or ordinances
or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly.

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

Approved,