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Laws Related To Covid 19 in The Ph1
Laws Related To Covid 19 in The Ph1
Laws Related To Covid 19 in The Ph1
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IN THE PHILIPPINES
by the Congress).
RA 11469
It is enacted by the house of
representative of the Philippines and
has been passed on March 23,
2020 decla ring a nationa l
e m e r g e n c y t h ro u g h o u t t h e
Philippines as result of the
COVID-19 situation
Philippines.
- Phys ica l or socia l
Proclamation 929
distancing
Signed: March 16, 2020
- Quarantine facilities (14
Declaring a state of calamity days quarantine for +)
throughout the Philippines and of ventilation of indoor
imposing an enhance community spaces
quarantine throughout Luzon.
- Covering coughs,
sneezes
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of health workers who succumbed to the virus (Section 9) states that the act in full force
while in the line of duty. and effect only for the duration of the national
health emergency
8. Take over private medical facilities Offenses that are in effect only for
the duration of the national health
The public interest requires the act authorizes emergency
the president to direct the operation of private (Section 6) enumerates some offenses under
establishments specifically hospitals to serve the act:
as quarantined areas or as medical relief and Enga g ing in hoa rd ing a nd
aid distribution location or other temporary profiteering price manipulation
medical facilities including the transport of product deceptions, monopolies, or
contemporary accommodations for health other pernicious practices affecting
emergency personnel. th e su p p ly d ist r i b ut io n a n d
T h e m a n a g e m e n t o f s u c h p r i va te movement of food, clothing, hygiene
establishments are to be retained in the hands and sanitation products, medicine
of their owners but the owners are required to and medical supplies, fuel in order
to provide a full accounting to the president of articles of fine necessity whether
their operations including the costs and imported or locally produced or
damages incurred as the basis for their manufactured.
unreasonable compensation 11. Ensure that donation, acceptance, and
distribution of health products are not delayed.
9. Discontinue appropriated programs or
activities of agencies of the executive branch A.O. 27 establishing a framework for the
(including government-owned and controlled acceptance, management , distribution and
corporations) - to save money. The savings will delivery of all the medicines, medical
then be allocated for support operations and equipment and supplies in other health
response measures in the fight against products donated to the national government
COVID-19. or DOH for addressing the COVID-19
situation.
10. Enforce protective measures against (Section 4 (J)) authorized the
hoarding and profiteering of commodities such as president as temporary emergency
food, fuel, medicine, and medical supplies measure to ensure that donation,
acceptance, and distribution of
health produces intended to entrust
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the countryside as well as incentive for 19. Regulate and limit the operation of land,
businesses to manufacture and import critical sea and air transportation, private or public.
or needed equipment against COVID-19 that is
exact from duties and tax sets. 20. Regulate traffic on all roads, streets,
bridges, et al
17. Ease the availability of essential goods
through measures that will reduce interference to In order to ensure also the speeding movement
the supply chain. & distribution of such essential goods and
services, the government is also to make sure
The act also provides that the president that the encroachments and other obstacles to
ensures the availability of essential goods and traffic in all roads including legal constructions
services including the food and the medicines in public places are also removed
to the people by adopting reasonably
necessary measures to facilitate the movement 21. Continue to authorize alternative working
of such goods and services as well as to arrangements for employees and workers in
minimize supply chain destruction to the the executive branch, and if necessary, other
maximum extent as possible. independent branches of government and the
In order to ensure also the speeding movement private sector.
& distribution of such essential goods and
services, the government is also to make sure 22. Regulate the distribution and use of
that the encroachments and other obstacles to energy, fuel, and water, and ensure sufficient
traffic in all roads including legal constructions supply of these.
in public places are also removed
The president is also authorized by the act
18. Require business to prioritize and accept undertake measures to conserve and regulate
contracts for services and materials necessary the distribution and use of power, fuel, energy,
to promote the law and water to ensure an adequate supply of
such necessities for the duration of the
In case of denying, (Section 6 of RA national health emergency
11469 (d)) , it penalizes their revisal to
prioritize and accept contracts for materials 23. Use unutilized funds to fight against the
and services necessary to promote the coronavirus. Any unutilized funds shall be
billionaire laws which is already declared as a considered abandoned during the state of
national policy Emergency.
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The LGSF covid-19 to LGUs should be The imposition of the enhanced quarantine has
recorded called as trust receipts by the severally disrupted economic activity &
LGUs for the specified purposes for which the negatively affected the livelihood of many it has
funds were received. difficult for in the individuals and business to
Funds remain unutilized (ex. It has not been either pay their loans, rents, and bills to
used up until December 31, 2021) shall be produce adequate funds to settle these
reverted to the national trust by the recipients obligations.
of the local government units. However, if at To address these concerns private companies
any point. (Before December 31, 2021), the allow the extension of the deadline of bills
LGU determine that the fund can no longer be payment to at-least 30 days from the original
utilized date without the additional penalty.
24. Authorize to allocate funds - including The government mandated this grace period
unutilized or unreleased subsidiaries held by with inclusion section 4(a&b) of RA
G O C C s - to a d d ress th e CO V I D - 1 9 11469
EMERGENCY Direct all banks was the banks financing
companies lending companies and other
25. Move the deadline and timeline for the financial institutions- public or private
submission and filing of documents, taxes, fees, including GSIS, SSS, PAG-IBIG - to
and others while in community quarantine. implement a 30 day grace period for
payments of loans and credit card bills
BIR Issues amendment to extend deadlines including but not limited to salary
suspended assessment and collection of the personal housing and motor vehicles
efficiency taxes unaccepted the importation of loans as well as credit card payments
needed health care equipment or materials falling due within this period of the
from certain taxes and duties in view of the enhanced community quarantine without
enhanced community quarantine imposed by incurring interest, penalties, fees or other
the Philippine government in response to the charges a person with multiple loans shall
worsening COVID-19 in the Philippines. be given the minimum30 day grace
period of every loan.
26. Direct banks and other financial institutions Section 4a: allows the president to enforce
- including GSIS, SSS, & PAG-IBIG Fund - to 30-day grace period on payment of loans
implement a 30 day grade period for and also to ensure the implementation of the
payments of loans and credit card bills provision that there are penalty or it penalizes
the refusal to provide the 30 day grace
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