Health Education 10 - Quarter II

HEALTH-RELATED LAWS
 Most Essential Learning
Competencies:
Discusses the
existing health Explains the Critically analyzes
related laws significance of the the impact of
existing health current health
related laws in trends, issues and
safeguarding concerns
people’s health
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394
THE CONSUMER ACT OF THE
PHILIPPINES
CONSUMER
ACT OF THE Protect the
interest of the
PHILIPPINES consumer
HAS THREE OBJECTIVES (GALVEZ TAN, ET
AL.,2009)

Promote Establish
his/her standards of
general conduct for
welfare business and
industry
 "Tapat na po!"
"Magkano po ito?"
"Pwede po bang
tumawad?"
The act aims to
• protect people against hazards to health and
safety, and deceptive and unfair sales acts and
practices.
In this light, the policy mandates for information
dissemination and education to facilitate sound choice and
proper exercise of rights by the consumer.
CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES

BILI NA KAYO DITO,

MURA LANG!
• covers the quality and safety of different
products like food, drugs, cosmetics, and
devices.

• promotes the protection of citizens

against hazardous substances that may
be in sale.
CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES:

SARIWA NA,
DEKALIDAD PA.
DITO NA KAYO
MGA SUKI!
Aside from health information and products,
health services also play an important role in
appraising and improving the well-being of a
person. Health services, which are also covered
under the Consumer Act, are also availed by
consumers. One form of health service is
complementary and alternative medicine.
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8423
TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
ACT OF 1997
REPUBLIC ACT 8423

TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE

MEDICINE ACT OF 1997
It provides for the improvement of
quality and delivery of healthcare
services in the country through the
development of traditional and
alternative healthcare and its
integration into the national healthcare
system
REPUBLIC ACT 8423

TRADITIONAL AND
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
ACT OF 1997
The policy also identifies medicinal
plants in the country which are
readily available. These medicinal
plants shall be given care by
different agencies.
REPUBLIC ACT 8423

TRADITIONAL AND
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
ACT OF 1997
In order to coordinate various activities and programs in the traditional
and alternative healthcare delivery system, the Act provisions the
establishment of the Philippine Institute of
Traditional and Alternative Healthcare (PITAHC) to accelerate the
development of the said healthcare in the country.
1.CYBERCRIME- any crime committed in
cyberspace.
CYBER- refers to a computer or computer
network, the electronic medium in which
online communication takes place.
 R.A.10175 (Cybercrime
Prevention Act of 2012)
This LAW prohibits;
1.Cybersex
2.Child Pornography
3.Unsolicited Commercial
Communications
4.Computer Related Identity theft
 2.CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
-refers to any representation,
whether visual, audio, or written
combination thereof, by electronic,
mechanical, digital, optical, magnetic
or any other means, of child engaged
or involved in real or simulated
explicit sexual activities.
“CHILD”-refers to a person below
18 years of age or over, but is
unable to fully take care of
himself/herself from abuse,
neglect, cruelty, exploitation or
discrimination because of a
physical or mental disability or
condition.
 R.A. 9775 (Anti-Child
Pornography Act of 2009)
WHO CAN FILE A COMPLAINT?
1. Victim/s
2. Parents/guardians
rd
3. Relative within the 3 degree
4. DSWD
5.Barangay Chairman
6.Law Enforcement Officer
7. 3 concerned responsible citizens
where the pornography occurs
8.A person who is knowledgeable of the
law may do so.
 HAZING

-An initiation rites wherein the “applicant” is

subjected to severe physical and emotional
pain and suffering.
-an option to test an “applicant’s” willingness
and commitment.
 R.A. 8949 (Anti-Hazing Law)

An Act penalizes those who will

go too far during initiation rites.
 Blood Donation
Being proactive citizens of the country,
you must willingly help others in ways
that will not harm you. One of the
emerging forms of voluntary service is
blood donation.
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7719
NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICES ACT OF 1994
It aims to…
• promote and encourage voluntary blood
donation by the citizenry,
• provide for adequate, safe and affordable and
equitable distribution of blood and blood
products.
 National Council Philippine
for Blood Services National Blood
and its various Services
committees Under its Blood Centers,
works on the recruitment,
it
It serves as the
retention, and care of
governing body of
voluntary blood donors,
the network and is
collection of blood from
responsible for the
qualified donors, testing of
approval of various
units of blood for infectious
policies on blood
diseases, and the like.
services
Authorized Blood Non - Hospital
Collection Units Health Facilities
and Facilities
National
Private and Public Reference
Hospital Blood Laboratories for
Banks and Blood Immunology and
Stations Immunohematolo
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9512
It is known as the National
Environmental Awareness and Education
Act of 2008
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9512
This Act promotes environmental
awareness through environmental
education. Various educational
agencies, DSWD, DOST, and DENR shall
integrate environmental education in
their curricula.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ACT OF 2008
It shall encompass the concepts and
principles, laws, international and national
best practices, threats of degradation and
its impacts to human well-being,
responsibilities of humans in conservation,
protection and rehabilitation of resources,
and sustainable development through the
environment. In addition, environmental
education shall also be part of the National
Service Training Program (NSTP).
ROAD SAFETY
 ROAD SAFETY
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8750 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10586

Anti-Drunk and Drugged

Seat Belts Use Act of 1999 Driving Law
 ROAD SAFETY
Road accidents are one of
the most frequent causes of
death among Filipinos. To
respond to this alarming
situation, citizens are
protected by law through
these Republic Acts.
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8750
It is also known as the Seat
Belts Use Act of 1999 aims to
secure and safeguard
passengers and drivers of
motor vehicles from injuries
and other effects of vehicular
accidents.
Seat Belts Use Act The policy includes the
mandatory wearing of
of 1999 seatbelts by the driver and
front seat passengers of any
running motor vehicle. The Act
also prohibits children from
sitting in the front seat of any
motor vehicle.
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10586
Anti-Drunk and Drugged
Driving Law also penalizes
those who will be caught
driving under the
influence of alcohol, drugs,
and other similar substances.
 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165
COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS
DRUGS ACT OF 2002

PGMA signed RA 9165 on June 7, 2002 and it took

effect on July 4, 2002.
What is RA 9165?
➢ Known as the Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
➢ Primarily designed to safeguard
the well being of the citizenry
especially the youth from the
harmful effect of dangerous
drugs.
➢ To pursue an intensive and
unrelenting campaign to
 Unlawful Acts
some unlawful acts are subject to penalties
and fines:
⮚ Importing of dangerous drugs and/or
controlled precursors and essential
chemicals.
⮚ Selling, trading, administering,
dispensing, delivering, distributing, and
transporting dangerous drugs and/or
controlled precursors and essential
chemicals.
 Unlawful Acts
⮚ Maintaining a drug den,
drive, or resort.
➢Manufacturing of dangerous
drugs and/or controlled
precursors and essential
chemicals.
 Unlawful Acts
⮚ Manufacturing or delivery of
equipment, instrument, apparatus, or
other paraphernalia for dangerous drugs
and/or controlled precursors and
essential chemicals.
⮚ Possessing dangerous drugs,
equipment, instrument, apparatus, or
other paraphernalia.
 Unlawful Acts
⮚ Possessing dangerous drugs during
parties, social gatherings or meetings.
⮚ Cultivating or culturing plants
classified as dangerous drugs or
sources of such.
⮚Unnecessary prescribing dangerous
drugs.
 Responsible Parenthood and
Reproductive Health Act of 2012
(RA 10354)
The Responsible Parenthood and
Reproductive Health Act of 2012,
also known as the Reproductive
Health Law or RH Law, is a law in
the Philippines that guarantees
universal access to methods such
as contraception, fertility control,
sexual education, and maternal
care.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (RH)
It refers to the state of
complete physical, mental, and
social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease
relating to the reproductive
system and to its functions and
processes.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (RH)
This implies that people can have a
responsible, safe, consensual, and
satisfying sex life, that they have
the capability to reproduce and the
freedom to decide if, when, and
how often to do so.
PILLARS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Pillar 1: INFORMED CHOICE
To ensure the health of the mother and
the child, an effective and quality
reproductive healthcare services, which
are ethically and medically safe, legal,
accessible, and affordable, shall be
given primacy to them.
Pillar 2: RESPECT FOR LIFE
The Act recognizes that abortion is illegal
and punishable by law. However, mothers
who will be identified to have aborted an
unborn child will be served with post-
abortive treatment and counseling in a
humane, nonjudgmental, and compassionate
manner.
Pillar 3: BIRTH CONTROL
Reproductive healthcare, information, and
supplies shall be made available most
especially to poor beneficiaries. However,
the Act also provides that the government
must respect the citizen’s individual
preferences and choices of family planning
method.
Pillar 4: RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD

Couples determine their ideal family size. In

addition, the government shall equip each
parent with needed information in all
aspects of family life, reproductive health,
and this pillar.
FAMILY PLANNING
Couples determine their ideal
family size. In addition, the
government shall equip each
parent with needed information
in all aspects of family life,
reproductive health, and this
pillar.
FAMILY PLANNING
It is a program which enables couples and
individuals to decide freely and responsibly
the number and spacing of their children.
Couples decide when to have the next baby
and use responsible means to achieve their
desired number of children.
FAMILY PLANNING
Family planning is a personal
matter. The husband and wife must
decide on the family planning
method best suited to their health,
religion, and resources.
FAMILY PLANNING
Family planning is a personal
matter. The husband and wife must
decide on the family planning
method best suited to their health,
religion, and resources.
 PARENTHOOD
Family planning is a
personal matter. The
husband and wife must
decide on the family
planning method best suited
to their health, religion, and
resources.
 PARENTHOOD
Parenthood is a great responsibility or
task. It is not a role which can be
successfully played based on chance. It
is a status which a responsible couple
can arrive at after deciding to have a
family.
Couples should be aware that parenthood
entails great responsibilities.

They should consider the three Rs before

becoming parents: the Reason for wanting a
child, the Resources needed to raise a child,
and the Responsibilities as parents.
What are the responsibilities of parents?
❖ Provide physical care
❖ Inculcate discipline
❖ Develop social competence
❖ Encourage learning
❖ Give opportunities for education and self-
development
❖ Inculcate values
❖ Provide economic security
❖ Teach self-discipline and self-control with
effective discipline
❖ Give love and affection
❖ Teach with a positive attitude