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Bayanihan to Heal As One Act
Republic Act No. 11469
March 24, 2020
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Summary of Republic Act No. 11469 (Bayanihan to Heal As One Act)Declaration of State of National Emergency (Section 2)
- Declares a state of national emergency over the entire country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Declaration of Policy (Section 3)
- Outlines the urgent need to mitigate COVID-19 transmission, provide assistance to affected communities, prevent overburdening of the healthcare system, provide healthcare to COVID-19 patients, undertake recovery and rehabilitation programs, ensure sufficient funding, partner with private sector, and promote collective interests of Filipinos.
Authorized Powers of the President (Section 4)
- Adopt measures to prevent COVID-19 transmission and provide treatment (Section 4a).
- Expedite accreditation of testing kits and facilitate prompt testing, with treatment costs covered by PhilHealth (Section 4b).
- Provide emergency subsidy of minimum P5,000 to maximum P8,000 per month for two months to around 18 million low-income households (Section 4c).
- Provide "COVID-19 special risk allowance" and hazard pay to public health workers (Section 4d).
- PhilHealth to shoulder medical expenses of public and private health workers exposed to COVID-19 (Section 4e).
- Provide compensation of P100,000 for public and private health workers who contract severe COVID-19, and P1,000,000 for those who die, retroactive to February 1, 2020 (Section 4f).
- Ensure LGUs comply with national government policies and allow use of over 5% of calamity fund (Section 4g).
- Direct operation of private hospitals, facilities, transportation for healthcare purposes (Section 4h).
- Enforce measures against hoarding, profiteering, price manipulation, and other trade violations (Section 4i).
- Ensure prompt distribution of donated health products (Section 4j).
- Undertake procurement of goods, services, and temporary facilities related to COVID-19 response, exempt from procurement laws (Section 4k).
- Partner with Philippine Red Cross for distribution of goods and services (Section 4l).
- Engage temporary human resources for health to supplement workforce (Section 4m).
- Ensure availability of credit to productive sectors (Section 4n).
- Liberalize incentives for manufacture or importation of critical equipment and supplies, exempt from import duties and taxes (Section 4o).
- Ensure availability of essential goods, especially food and medicine (Section 4p).
- Require businesses to prioritize contracts for necessary materials and services (Section 4q).
- Regulate operation of all transportation sectors (Section 4r).
- Regulate traffic and remove encroachments on roads (Section 4s).
- Authorize alternative working arrangements (Section 4t).
- Conserve and regulate distribution of power, fuel, energy, and water (Section 4u).
- Discontinue programs and utilize savings for COVID-19 response (Section 4v).
- Utilize unspent funds from special purpose funds for COVID-19 response (Section 4w).
- Reprogram, reallocate, and realign funds from 2020 budget for COVID-19 response (Section 4x).
- Allocate cash, funds, and investments from GOCCs and agencies for COVID-19 response (Section 4y).
- Move statutory deadlines for filing documents, paying taxes and fees, and granting benefits (Section 4z).
- Direct banks and financial institutions to implement 30-day grace period for loan payments (Section 4aa).
- Provide 30-day grace period on residential rents (Section 4bb).
- Implement expanded Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program and assistance program for households without income (Section 4cc).
- Lift 30% cap on quick response fund amount (Section 4dd).
- Undertake other reasonable and necessary measures (Section 4ee).
Reports to Congress and Oversight Committee (Section 5)
- President to submit weekly report to Congress on acts performed and fund utilization.
- Congress to establish Joint Congressional Oversight Committee to determine if acts are within restrictions.
Penalties (Section 6)
- Imprisonment of 2 months or fine of P10,000 to P1,000,000, or both, for offenses such as LGU officials disobeying policies, private facilities refusing to operate, hoarding and profiteering, refusing to prioritize contracts, refusing to provide grace periods, spreading false information, impeding transportation and access to roads.
Construction and Interpretation (Section 7)
- Act shall not impair, restrict or modify provisions of the Constitution.
- In case of conflict with other laws, this Act shall prevail.
Separability (Section 8)
- If any provision is declared invalid, the remainder shall not be affected.
Effectivity (Section 9)
- Act shall take effect immediately upon publication and shall be in full force for 3 months, unless extended by Congress or withdrawn sooner.
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Bayanihan to Heal As One Act
Republic Act No. 11469
•March 24, 2020
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11469
AN ACT DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY ARISING FROM THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) SITUATION AND A NATIONAL POLICY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR A LIMITED PERIOD AND SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS, TO EXERCISE POWERS NECESSARY AND PROPER TO CARRY OUT THE DECLARED NATIONAL POLICY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known and cited as "Bayanihan to Heal As One Act."
SECTION 2. State of National Emergency. — Presidential Proclamation No. 922, s. 2020, was issued declaring a State of Public Health Emergency throughout the Philippines due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Code Alert System for COVID-19 was raised to Code Red Sublevel Two (2) in accordance with the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Further, Presidential Proclamation No. 929, s. 2020, was issued declaring a State of Calamity throughout the Philippines and imposed an Enhanced Community Quarantine throughout Luzon.
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