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LABOR LAWS AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION SPECIAL LAWS AND IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

such

organizations

or

unions

under

the

control

of

government authority.

SECTION 33. Consultation With Health Workers'

Organizations . — In the formulation of national policies

governing the social security of public health workers,

professional and health workers' organizations or unions

as

well

as

other

appropriate

government

agencies

concerned shall be consulted by the Secretary of Health.

For

this

purpose,

management-health

workers'

consultative councils for national, regional and other

appropriate

levels

shall

be

established

and

operationalized.

SECTION

34.

Health

Human

Resource

Development/Management Study . — The Department

of Health shall conduct a periodic health human resource

development/management study into, among others, the

following areas:

a) adequacy of facilities and supplies to render quality

health care to patients and other client population:

b)

opportunity

for

health

workers

to

grow

and

develop their potentials and experience a sense of worth

and dignity in their work. Public health workers who

undertake postgraduate studies in a degree course shall

be entitled to an upgrading in their position or raise in

pay: Provided , That it shall not be more often than every

two (2) years;

c)

mechanisms

for

democratic

consultation

in

government health institutions;

d) staffing patterns and standards of health care to

ensure that the people receive quality care. Existing

recommendations on staffing and standards of health

care shall be immediately and strictly enforced;

e) ways and means of enabling the rank-and-file

workers to avail of educational opportunities for personal

growth and development;

f) upgrading of working conditions, reclassification of

positions and salaries of public health workers to correct

disparity vis-a-vis other professions such that positions

requiring

longer

study

be

upgraded

and

given

corresponding pay scale; and

g) assessment of the national policy on exportation of

skilled health human resource to focus on how these

resources could instead be utilized productively for the

country's needs.

There is hereby created a Congressional Commission

on Health (HEALTHCOM) to review and assess health

human resource development, particularly on continuing

professional education and training and the other areas

described above. The Commission shall be composed of

five (5) members of the House of Representatives and five

(5) members of the Senate. It shall be co-chaired by the

chairpersons of the Committee on Health of both houses.

It shall render a report and recommendation to Congress

which shall be the basis for policy legislation in the field of

health. Such a congressional review shall be undertaken

once every five (5) years.

SECTION 35. Rules and Regulations . — The Secretary

of Health after consultation with appropriate agencies of

the

government

as

well

as professional and health

workers' organizations or unions, shall formulate and

prepare

the

necessary

rules

and

regulations

to

implement

the

provisions

of

this

Act.

Rules

and

regulations issued pursuant to this Section shall take

effect thirty (30) days after publication in a newspaper of

general circulation.

SECTION 36. Prohibition Against Double Recovery of

Benefits . — Whenever other laws provide for the same

benefits covered by this Act, the public health worker

shall have the option to choose which benefits will be

paid to him/her. However, in the event that the benefits

chosen are less than that provided under this Act, the

worker shall be paid only the difference.

SECTION 37. Prohibition Against Elimination and/or

Diminution . — Nothing in this law shall be construed to

eliminate or in any way diminish benefits being enjoyed

by public health workers at the time of the effectivity of

this Act.

SECTION 38. Budgetary Estimates . — The Secretary

of Health shall submit annually the necessary budgetary

estimates to implement the provisions of this Act in

staggered

basis

of implementation of the proposed

benefits until the total of Nine hundred forty-six million

six hundred sixty-four thousand pesos (P946,664,000.00)

is attained within five (5) years.

Budgetary estimates for the succeeding years should

be reviewed and increased accordingly by the Secretary

of Health in consultation with the Department of Budget

and Management and the Congressional Commission on

Health (HEALTHCOM).

SECTION 39. Penal Provision . — Any person who

shall willfully interfere with, restrain or coerce any public

health worker in the exercise of his/her rights or shall in

any manner commit any act in violation of any of the

provisions of this Act, upon conviction, shall be punished

by

a

fine of not less than Twenty thousand pesos

(P20,000.00) but not more than Forty thousand pesos

(P40,000.00) or imprisonment of not more than one (1)

year or both at the discretion of the court.

If the offender is a public official, the court, in addition

to the penalties provided in the preceding paragraph,

may impose the additional penalty of disqualification

from office.

SECTION 40. Separability Clause . — If any provision

of this Act is declared invalid, the remainder of this Act or

any provision not affected thereby shall remain in force

and effect.

SECTION

41.

Repealing

Clause .

—

All

laws,

presidential

decrees,

executive

orders

and

their

implementing rules and regulations inconsistent with the

provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or

modified accordingly.

SECTION 42. Effectivity . — This Act shall take effect

fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2)

national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved: March 26, 1992

Published

in

the

Philippine

Times

Journal

and

Malaya on April 2, 1992. Published in the Official Gazette,

Vol. 88 No. 19 page 2769 on May 11, 1992.

(The Magna Carta of Public Health Workers, Republic

Act No. 7305, [March 26, 1992])

RA No 7607 | The Magna Carta of Small

Farmers

June 4, 1992

AN ACT PROVIDING A MAGNA CARTA OF SMALL

FARMERS

SECTION 1. Title . — This Act shall be known as the

"Magna Carta of Small Farmers."

CHAPTER I General Provisions

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy . — It is the declared

policy of the State to give the highest priority to the

development

of

agriculture

such

that

equitable

distribution of benefits and opportunities is realized

through the empowerment of small farmers. While the

State

recognizes

the

fact

that

the

welfare

and

development of the small farmers is their primordial

responsibility,

the

State

shall

provide

the

necessary

support mechanism towards the attainment of their

socioeconomic endeavors.

Recognizing that rural development based on growth

and equity requires full integration of women and youth

in the mainstream of development, the State shall ensure

that these sectors are provided ample opportunity to

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