Health and Social Welfare Laws

affecting rights of woman and children

Republic Act No. 6949

National Womens Day
Declares March 8 of every year as a working special
holiday.

Legal Mandates:
Proclamation No 224
Declares the 1st week of March as Womans Week and March 8
as Womens right and International Peace Day

Proclamation No. 227

Observance of the Month of March as Womens Role in History
Month

2015 Theme Celebration

Promotion of the Magna Carta for Women

Republic Act No. 6949

Objective:
To recognize and highlight womens
key roles and accomplishments in
leadership, power and decision-making
To increase awareness on engaging
women to participate at all levels of
policy and decision-making
To share strategies and best practices
women have employed to become
successful women leaders.

Republic Act No. 6949

National Womens Day
Declares March 8 of every year as a working special
holiday.

Legal Mandates:
Proclamation No 224
Declares the 1st week of March as Womans Week and March 8
as Womens right and International Peace Day

Proclamation No. 227

Observance of the Month of March as Womens Role in History
Month

2015 Theme Celebration

Promotion of the Magna Carta for Women

Republic Act No. 9710

Magna Carta of Women
Salient Provisions:
Womens rights are human rights
All rights in the Constitution and those rights recognized under
international instruments duly signed and ratified by the Philippines,
in consonance with Philippine law, shall be rights of women under this
Act to be enjoyed without discrimination. (Section 8)

Equal employment opportunities

Within the next (5) years, there shall be an incremental increase in
the recruitment and training of women in the police force, forensics
and medico-legal, legal services, and social work services availed of
by women who are victims of gender-related offenses until fifty
percent (50%) of the personnel thereof shall be women. (Section 9A)
- Within the next five (5) years, the number of women in third (3rd)
level positions in government shall be incrementally increased to
achieve a fifty-fifty (50-50) gender balance. (Section 10A)

Republic Act No. 9710

Establish a Violence Against Womens Desk
in every barangay to ensure that violence against women cases
are fully addressed in a gender-responsive manner. (Section 9C)

Women in the military

The State shall pursue appropriate measures to eliminate
discrimination of women in the military, police, and other
similar services, including revising or abolishing practices that
restrict women from availing of both combat and noncombat
training that are open to men, or from taking on functions other
than administrative tasks, such as engaging in combat,
security-related, or field operations. Women in the military shall
be accorded the same promotional privileges and opportunities
as men, including pay increases, additional remunerations, and
benefits and awards based on their competency and quality of
performance Further, women in the military, police and other
similar services shall be entitled to leave benefits such as
maternity leave, as provided for by existing laws. (Section 15)

Republic Act No. 9710

Special leave privileges
A woman employee having rendered continuous
aggregate employment service of at least six (6)
months for the last twelve (12) months shall be
entitled to a special leave benefit of two (2) months
with full pay based on her gross monthly
compensation following surgery caused by
gynecological disorders. (Section 18)

Gender and development (GAD) budget

The cost of implementing GAD programs shall be
the agencys or the local government units GAD
budget which shall be at least five percent (5%) of
the agencys or the local government units total
budget appropriations. (Section 36A)

DOH Administrative Order No. 144

Guidelines on the handling and treatment
of Children involved in Armed Conflict
Coverage
Child in armed conflict
Children displaced as a result of armed conflict
Children involved in armed conflict

Armed Conflict
Conflict between government forces and organized
group and/or between tribal groups which involves
actual use of armed force which disrupt normal
social, economic, political and cultural activities in
a specific geography.

DOH Administrative Order No. 144

Procedural Guidelines
A rescued or surrendered child shall report within 24 hrs
to the DSWD field offices
An initial report should be made containing circumstances
of the child.
Should there be a need for the child to undergo medical
consultation and hospitalization which shall be provided
by the DOH retained hospitals or LGU health facilities.
Confidential treatment of cases
Visiting privileges is limited to immediate family members
Transfer of protective custody to DSWD shall be supported
by written reports
Receiving agency to issue a certificate of transfer of
custody as acknowledgement.

Executive Order No. 51

Adopting a National Code of marketing of Breastmilk
Substitute, Breastmil Supplements and Related
products, Penalizing violations thereof, and for other
purposes or Milk Code
Objective
Ensure that objective and consistent information is provided
on infant feeding by disseminating information and control
of infant nutrition
Provide information and educational materials dealing with
the feeding of infants and intended to reach pregnant
women and mothers of infants.

Benefit and Superiority of breast feeding

Maternal Nutrition, preparation and maintenance
Negative effects of introducing partial bottle-feeding
Difficulty to reverse the decision not to breastfeed
Proper use of infant formula, where needed.

Executive Order No. 51

Salient Features
Protection of the General Public and Mothers
Regulation of advertising, promotion and other marketing materials.
Manufacturers are not allowed to giver samples and supplies directly or
indirectly to the general public.
No Point of Sale advertising
Prohibit any gifts, articles or utensils to promote the use of breast milk
substitute.

Promotion and encouragement of our Healthcare system on

breast feeding
Promoted by the Ministry of health
Non Promotion on any Facilities of the health care system
Emphasis the risk and hazard of improper use of breast milk substitute in
health education classes

Promotion and encouragement by Health Workers

No financial or material inducement to be offered by manufacturers to the
health care worker or members of his family
Samples of infant formula or equipment or utensil for their preparation
shall not be provided for healthcare workers nor be given by healthcare
workers to pregnant women or mother of infants

Executive Order No. 51

Sanctions
Imprisonment of two months to 1
year
Fine of not less than 1,000 pesos and
not more than 30,000
Suspension or revocation of license.

Republic Act No. 6955

Anti-Mail Order Bride Law of 1990
Declares the following acts unlawful (Section 2):
To establish or carry on a business which has for its purpose
the matching of Filipino women for marriage to foreign
nationals either on a mail-order basis or through personal
introduction
To advertise, publish, print or distribute or cause the
advertisement, publication, printing or distribution of
propaganda materials to promote mail order brides.
To solicit, enlist or in any manner attract or induce any Filipino
woman to become a member in any club or association whose
objective is to match women for marriage to foreign nationals
either on a mail-order basis or through personal introduction
for a fee
To use the postal service to promote the prohibited acts

Republic Act No. 6955

Penalty:
Imprisonment of not less than 6
years and 1 day but not more than 8
years
Fine of not less than 8,000 pesos but
not more than 20,000 pesos

Republic Act No. 6972

Barangay-Level Total Development and Protection of
Children Act

Salient Features:
Establishment of Day Care Centers on the baranggay
level for children up to 6 years of age
Establishment of a sanctuary for abused, neglected and
exploited children
Monitoring and registration of births and completion of
immunization
Growth and nutritional monitoring with supplemental
nutritional feeding
Support System and networks for pregnant mothers
and members of the baranggay.

Republic Act No. 6972

Funds:
Shall be appropriated from the national
budget and shall be included in the
Annual General Appropriations Acts as
part of the budget of the DSWD.
Financial Assistance shall be provided for
by the Province, city or municipality
concerned.
Barangay day care workers in accredited
day care center shall receive a monthly
allowance of not less than 500 pesos.

Republic Act No. 7305

Magna Carta of Public Health Workers
Coverage:
Health Workers Persons who are enggaged on health and health related
works, an all persons employed in hospitals, sanitaria, barangay healths
station, health infirmaries, health centers, rural health units, clinics and other
health related establishments owned and operated by the government.
Additional Benefits:
Hazard allowance
Subsistence Allowance
Longevity Pay
Laundry Allowance
Remote Assignment Allowance
Housing
Medical Examination
Compensation for Injuries
Leave Benefits
Highest Basic Salary upon Retirement

Republic Act No. 7305

Beneficial for Married Public Health
Workers
Married couples who are both whom are
public health workers, are to be employed
or assigned in the same municipality but
nor on the same office. (Section 7)

Public worker shall not be

discriminated against with on regard to
gender, civil status, creed, religious or
political belief and ethnic groupings in
the exercise of his profession.

Republic Act No. 7305

Penalty:
Fine of not less than 20,000 pesos
but not more than 40,000 pesos
Imprisonment of not more than 1
year

Republic Act No. 10028

Expanded Breast Feeding Promotion Act of 2009
Amended RA 7600 (An Act providing incentives to all health institutions with
rooming-in and breastfeeding practices and for other purpose)
Application:
Applicable to all private enterprises as well as government agencies, including
their subdivisions and instrumentalities and GOCC.
Salient Features:
Establishment of Lactation Stations and certification of mother-baby-friendly
establishment
Additional break interval shall be provided for Nursing employees. Interval
shall not be more than 40 minutes for every 8 hour working period.
Continuous education and retraining of Health Workers and Health Institution
on current and updated lactation management.
Information dissemination and education of Pregnant women and women of
reproductive age
Integration of Breast Feeding education in the Curricula
Declaring the Month of August as Breast Feeding Awareness Month

Republic Act No. 10028

Incentives
Deductible expenses for income tax purposes up to twice the
actual amount incurred.
Penalty:
Private Non-Health facility, establishment and institution
1st Offense (50,000 200,000)
2nd Offense (200,000 500,000)
3rd Offense (500,000 1,000,000) and cancellation of business
permit or license to operate.
Head Officials and Employees of government
1st Offense Reprimand
2nd Offense Suspension for 1 to 30 days
3rd Offense - Dismissal