Authorizing The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office To Hold A Lottery Draw On March 11, 1974, And Every Year Thereafter, Exclusively To Finance The Domiciliary Service Of The Philippine

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Presidential Decree No. 283

Authorizing the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office to Hold a Lottery Draw
- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is authorized to hold a lottery draw on March 11, 1974, and every year thereafter. (Section 1)
- The entire proceeds from the lottery draw, after deducting the payment of prizes and expenses as provided in Republic Act No. 1169, shall be turned over to the Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc. (Section 1)
- The proceeds shall constitute a special fund to help defray the operational expenses of the Domiciliary Service of the Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc. (Section 1)

Background and Rationale
- The government is engaged in a program to effectuate health and welfare reforms, and to improve the quality of life of every Filipino. (Whereas clause 1)
- It is the government's policy to bring health services within the reach of the masses. (Whereas clause 2)
- The magnitude of the task requires collaboration and coordination between the government and private health and civic agencies. (Whereas clause 3)
- Tuberculosis still ranks high as one of the most serious public health problems in the Philippines. (Whereas clause 4)
- The efforts to control tuberculosis through institutional care have not reached the majority of contagious tuberculosis cases scattered throughout the country. (Whereas clause 5)
- The Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc. has intensified its Domiciliary Service, which brings free medical, social, and education services to the homes of bedridden indigent patients, including BCG vaccinations and tuberculin testing of contacts, especially children, as a preventive measure. (Whereas clause 6)
- The permanence of the Domiciliary Service of the Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc. is vital to the national tuberculosis program of the country, as it affords a convenient substitute for hospital beds for TB cases. (Whereas clause 7)
- The full usefulness and benefits of the Domiciliary Service can only be extended to poverty-stricken TB sufferers upon availability of a stable and continuing fund. (Whereas clause 8)