The document outlines several existing national laws in the Philippines related to important health trends, issues, and concerns, including the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003, Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, Consumer Act of the Philippines, and others addressing areas like environmental awareness, traditional medicine, HIV/AIDS prevention, blood services, seat belt usage, cybercrime, and anti-child pornography. The laws establish standards and policies to ensure public health, safety, and welfare in areas like reproductive health, tobacco control, drug control, consumer protection, and more. Violators of the laws face

1. Existing National
Laws Related to
Health Trends, Issues,
and Concerns

2. • There are national laws related
to health that are essential to
ensure the safety, health, and
welfare of all Filipinos.
• The following are the existing
national laws related to health
trends, issues, and concerns.

3. Responsible Parenthood and
Reproductive Health Act of 2012
• It is also known as Republic Act No.
10354
• It includes provisions on maternal and
child health that guarantee universal
access to maternal care, sexual
education, and fertility control.
• However, there is still an existing debate
on its mandate with regard to the funding
of distribution of artificial means of birth
control.

4. TOBACCO REGULATION ACT
OF 2003
• It is also known as R.A No. 9211
• It prohibits smoking in all public places that
includes the following:
o Center of youth activity such as schools and
recreational facilities like malls and parks.
o Elevators and stairways
o Buildings and premises of hospitals, clinics, nursing
homes, health centers, and laboratories.
o Public conveyances and facilities such as airports,
terminals, and restaurants.
o Shopping malls, movie houses, hotels, restaurants and
food preparation areas.

5. The law mandates that all cigarettes
sold in the Philippines should bear
the following warnings:
1.Cigarette is Dangerous to Your
Health
2.Cigarettes are Addictive
3.Tobacco Smoke can Harm your
Children
4.Smoking Kills

6. TOBACCO REGULATION ACT
OF 2003
• It also emphasizes that all enclosed public
places and private workplace must designate a
“smoking area” that must be an open space and
a separate room from the nonsmoking area.
• Proper signage and warning about the health
effects of both direct and secondhand exposure
to tobacco smoke must be included.

7. • Store involved in selling tobacco smoke must be
included must post a notice a notice that states:
o “Sale and distribution to or purchase by minors of tobacco
products is unlawful.”
o It is unlawful for tobacco products to be sold/ distributed to or
purchased by person under 18 years of age.”
• It also prohibits selling tobacco within 100 meters
away from facilities filled with minors like schools,
public playgrounds, and other recreational facilities.

8. Violators of the Law will
be punished with fine
ranging from ₱500 pesos
to ₱400,000 and an
imprisonment from 30
days to three years.

9. COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS
DRUGS ACT OF 2002
• Also known as R.A 9165
• It is the policy of the state to safeguard the
integrity of its territory and well-being of
the citizens, especially the youths from the
harmful effects of dangerous drugs.

10. What does the law covers?
1.Introducing a dangerous drug into the
person’s body by injection, inhalation or
any other method.
2.Passing dangerous drugs to another
person.
3.Giving away or selling drugs.
4.Illegal trafficking, delivery, manufacture
and possession of any dangerous drugs.
5.Trading (financer, protector/coddler)
6.Pusher

11. • Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB)
oThe policy-making and formulating body on
drugs prevention and control.
• Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency
(PDEA)
oThe implementing arm or body and
responsible for the efficient and effective
enforcement of all the provisions on the use,
import, sale, and manufacture of dangerous
drugs.

12. CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES
(1992)
• Known as R.A 7349
• It aims to protect the consumer’s interest,
promote the general welfare, and
establish standards for business and
industry.
• Specifically, the policy aims to achieve the
following goals:

13. 1. Protection against hazards to health and
safety.
2. Protection against deceptive and unfair sales
acts and practices.
3. Provide information and education to make
better choices to properly exercise the rights
by the consumer.
4. Provide adequate rights and means of
restoring damages.
5. Involvement of consumer representatives in
the formulation of social and economic
policies.

14. Government Agencies
implementing Consumer Act and
their areas of Concers:
1.DTI
2.DA
3.DepEd
4.DOH
5.BSP
6.SEC

15. AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ACT
OF 2008
• Known as R.A 9512
• Main objective is to increase awareness of
everyone in the preservation of the
environment.
• Various sectors of the gov’t such as DepEd,
CHED, TESDA and DSWD are tested to
integrate education on the environment at all
needs of learning in coordination with DENR,
DOST, and other relevant agencies.

16. Environmental Education includes:
1. Environmental concepts and
principles
2. Environmental Laws
3. The state of international and
local environment
4. Local environment best practices

17. 5. The threats of the environmental
degradation and its impact on human
well-being.
6. Responsibility of citizens to the
environment.
7. The value of conservation, protection
and rehabilitation of natural resources.
8. The environment in the context of
sustainable development.

18. Who shall implement the act?
1. DepEd
2. CHED
3. TESDA
4. DSWD in coordination with
DENR
5. DOST and other relevant
agencies.

19. TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE
MEDICINE ACT (TAMA) OF 1997
• Known as R.A 8423
• It created the Philippine Institute of Traditional
and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC) with the
aim of enhancing the development and
provision of traditional and alternative health
care in the country.

20. Objectives
1.To encourage scientific research on
traditional and alternative health care
systems that have direct impact on public
health care.
2.Promote and advocate the use of
traditional, alternative, preventive and
curative health that have proven safe,
effective, cost-efficient, and consistent
with government standards on medical
practice.

21. 3. To develop and coordinate skills
training courses for various forms of
traditional and alternative health
care modalities.
4. To formulate standards,
guidelines, and codes of ethical
practice appropriate for the practice
of traditional and alternative health
care.

22. 5. To formulate policies for the protection of
indigenous and natural health resources and
technology from unwarranted exploitation.
6. To formulate policies to strengthen the role of
traditional and alternative health care delivery
systems.
7. To promote traditional and alternative health
care in international and national conventions,
seminars, meetings with DOT, Duty Free
Philippines, Inc., Philippine convention and
Visitors Corporation and tourism related
agencies and local government units.

24. PHILIPPINE AIDS PREVENTION
AND CONTROL ACT OF 1998
• Known as R.A 8504
• It promulgates policies and measures in
the prevention and control of HIV/ AIDS in
the country.
• It established a comprehensive monitoring
system and nationwide campaign through
information dissemination and various
educational programs.

25. This law was created to promote
public awareness about the
following issues related to
HIV/AIDS:
1.Its causes
2.Its modes of transmission
3.Its consequences
4.Its means of prevention of
control

26. NATIONAL BLOOD
SERVICES ACT OF 1994
• Known as R.A 7719
• Promotes voluntary blood donation to
provide an adequate supply of safe blood.
• The law likewise regulates blood banks
and provides penalties against excessive
charging of fees and operation without any
permit or license to do so.

27. What are the primary objectives of this law?
- The law aims to have a full voluntary
donation system that considers the
following:
1. Safe and adequate blood supply:
depending on the quality of blood
source
2. Effective recruitment from healthy low-
risk population
3. Proper donor selection and counseling

29. SEAT BELTS USE ACT OF
1999
• Known as R.A 8750
• It requires the mandatory compliance
of both public and private drivers and
passengers to use the seat belt.
• The aim of this law is to protect the
drivers and passengers from injuries
due to vehicular activities

30. The following are covered in this law:
1. The driver and the front seat
passenger while inside the running
vehicle.
2. Children 6 years old and below should
not be in the front seat of a running
vehicle.
3. Signs should be posted instructing
front seat passengers to wear seat
belts while inside the running vehicle.

31. 2012
• Known as R.A 10175
• It is a law which aimed at addressing legal issues
concerning online interactions and internet in the
Philippines
• It is the first law in the Philippines which
specifically criminalizes computer crime i.e.:
a. Cybersquatting
b. Cyber sex
c. Child pornography
d. Identity theft
e. Illegal access to data and libel

32. ANTI-CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
ACT OF 2009
• Known as R.A 9775
• This law shall recognize the vital role of
the youth in nation building and will
promote and protect their physical, moral,
intellectual, emotional, psychological, and
social well-being.
• An act defining the crime of child
pornography, prescribing penalties
therefor and other purposes.

33. What is child pornography?
- This includes the use of the child
in pornographic performances and
materials and situations where a
child is forced to do pornographic
acts.

34. “Sometimes, the law can be
unfair and “unjust” but
nevertheless, it is still the law …
and as they say: no one is
above the law.”

35. ACTIVITY 1
(20 points)
• Choose a health law. Make a poster-
slogan that will show how this law
affects the health of Filipinos.
• SHORT BOND PAPER
• DRAWING AND COLORING
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