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

Corporation; Provided, however , That the SSS and GSIS

shall continue performing its Medicare functions beyond

the stipulated five-year period if such extension will

benefit

Program

members,

as

determined

by

the

Corporation.

Personnel of the Medicare departments of the SSS and

GSIS

shall

be

given

priority

in

the

hiring

of

the

Corporation's employees.

ARTICLE XIII Miscellaneous Provisions

SECTION 54. Oversight Provision . — There is hereby

created a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee to

conduct a regular review of the NHIP which shall entail a

systematic evaluation of the Program's performance,

impact or accomplishments with respect to its objectives

or goals. The Oversight Committee shall be composed of

five (5) members from the Senate and five (5) members

from the House of Representatives to be appointed by

the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, respectively. The Oversight Committee

shall be jointly chaired by the Chairpersons of the Senate

Committee on Health and Demography and the House of

Representatives Committee on Health.

The National Economic and Development Authority, in

coordination with the National Statistics Office and the

National Institutes of Health of the University of the

Philippines

shall

undertake

studies

to

validate

the

accomplishments of the Program. Such validation studies

shall include an assessment of the enrollees' satisfaction

of the benefit package and services provided by the

Corporation. These validation studies, as well as an annual

report on the performance of the Corporation, shall be

submitted to the Congressional Oversight Committee.

The Corporation shall annually transfer 0.001% of its

income

in

the

previous

year

for

the

purpose

of

conducting these studies.

(Amendment to R.A. No. 7875, Republic Act No. 9241,

[February 10, 2004], further amended by National Health

Insurance Act of 2013, Republic Act No. 10606, [June 19,

2013])

SECTION 55. Information Campaign . — There shall be

provided a substantial period of time to undertake an

intensive

public

information

campaign

prior

to

the

implementation of the rules and regulations of this Act.

SECTION

56.

Requisites

for

Issuance or Renewal of

License or Permits. — Notwithstanding any law to the

contrary, all government agencies issuing professional or

business license or permit, shall require all applicants to

submit certificate or proof of payment of PhilHealth

premium contributions, prior to the issuance or renewal

of such license or permit. (National Health Insurance Act

of 2013, Republic Act No. 10606, [June 19, 2013])

SECTION 57. Separability Clause . — In the event any

provision of this Act or the application of such provision to

any person or circumstances is declared invalid, the

remainder of this Act or the application of said provisions

to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by

such declaration.

SECTION 58. Repealing Clause . — Executive Order 119,

Presidential

Decree

1519

and

other

laws

currently

applying to the administration of Medicare are hereby

repealed. All other laws, executive orders, administrative

rules

and

regulations

or

parts

thereof

which

are

inconsistent with the provisions of this Act also hereby

amended, modified, or repealed accordingly.

SECTION 59. Government Guarantee . — The Government

of the Philippines guarantees the financial viability of the

Program.

SECTION 60. Effectivity . — This Act shall take effect fifteen

(15) days after its publication in at least three (3) national

newspapers of general circulation.

Approved: February 14, 1995

Published in the Philippine Times Journal, Malaya and

the Manila Times on February 18, 1995.

(National Health Insurance Act of 1995, Republic Act No.

7875, [February 14, 1995])

RA No 9679 | Home Development Mutual

Fund Law of 2009

otherwise known as Pag-IBIG (Pagtutulungan sa

kinabukasan: Ikaw, Bangko, Industriya at Gobyerno)

Fund

Rules and Regulations Implementing the HDMF Law

July 21, 2009

AN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE HOME

DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES

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

"Home

Development

Mutual

Fund

Law

of

2009,

otherwise

known

as

Pag-IBIG

(Pagtutulungan

sa

kinabukasan:

Ikaw,

Bangko,

Industriya

at

Gobyerno)

Fund".

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

the State to establish, develop, promote, and integrate a

nationwide

sound

and

viable

tax-exempt

mutual

provident savings system suitable to the needs of the

employed and other earning groups, and to motivate

them to better plan and provide for their housing needs,

by membership in the Home Development Mutual Fund,

with mandatory contributory support of the employers in

the spirit of social justice and the pursuit of national

development.

SECTION 3. Statement of Objectives. — Towards this

end, the State shall integrate all laws relating to the

Home Development Mutual Fund to effectively achieve

the following objectives:

(a) To improve the quality of life of its citizens by

providing them with sufficient shelter;

(b) To provide for an integrated nationwide provident

savings system; and

(c) To provide housing through mobilization of funds

for shelter finance.

SECTION 4. Definition of Terms . — The following

terms shall mean:

(a) "Board" — the duly constituted Board of Trustees

of the Home Development Mutual Fund.

(b) "Compensation" — basic monthly salary plus

mandated cost of living allowance.

(c) "Contributions" — the amount payable to the Fund

by the members and their employers, in accordance with

this Act.

(d) "Dependents" — refers to legal dependents of a

deceased member, as defined under the Family Code .

(e) "Employee" — any person in the service of an

employer who receives compensation of such services.

(f) "Employer" — any person, natural or juridical,

domestic or foreign, who carries on in the Philippines, or

outside of the Philippines, any trade, business, industry,

undertaking or activity of any kind, and uses the services

of another person who is under his order as regards such

services; the government, its national and local offices,

political

subdivisions,

branches,

agencies,

or

instrumentalities, including corporations owned and/or

controlled by the government, and the local government

units.

(g) "Employment" — any service performed by an

employee for his/her employer within the Philippines:

Provided,

however,

That

any

foreign

government,

international

organization

or

their

wholly-owned

instrumentality employing workers in the Philippines or

employing Filipinos outside of the Philippines, may enter

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