PD, PROCLAMATIONS, LETTER OF INSTRUCTION, EXECUTIVE ORDERS

Presidential Decree 46

An act making it punishable for any public
officials or employee, whether of the national or
local government, to receive directly or indirectly
any gifts or valuable things

Presidential Decree 48

Limits benefits of paid maternity leave privileges

to four children

Presidential Decree 69

Limits the number of children to four (4) tax

exemption purposes

Presidential Decree 79

Population Commission

Presidential Decree 147

Declares April and May as National Immunization

Day

Presidential Decree 148

Regulation on Woman and Child Labor Law

Presidential Decree 166

Strengthened Family Planning program by promoting participation of private sector in the

formulation and implementation of program
planning policies.

Presidential Decree 169

Requiring Attending Physician and/or persons
treating injuries resulting from any form of
violence.

Presidential Decree 198

Provincial Water Utilities Act

Presidential Decree 223

Professional Regulation Commission

Presidential Decree 442

Labor Code Promotes and protects employees
self-organization and collective bargaining rights.
Provision for a 10% right differential pay for
hospital workers.

Presidential Decree 491

Nutrition Program

Presidential Decree 522

Prescribing Sanitation Requirements for the
Operation of Establishments and Facilities for the
Protection and Convenience of the Travelling
Public

Presidential Decree 539

Declaring last week of October every as Nurse’s

Week. October 17, 1958

Presidential Decree 541

Allowing former Filipino professionals to practice
their respective professions in the Philippines so
they can provide the latent and expertise urgently
needed by the homeland

Presidential Decree 568

Role of Public Health midwives has been
expanded after the implementation of the
Restructed Health Care Delivery System (RHCDS)

Presidential Decree 603

Child and Youth Welfare Act / Provision on Child

Adoption

Presidential Decree 626

Employee Compensation and State Insurance
Fund. Provide benefits to person covered by SSS
and GSIS for immediate injury, illness and
disability.

Presidential Decree 651

All births and deaths must be registered 30 days

after delivery.

Presidential Decree 825

Providing penalty for improper disposal garbage
and other forms of uncleanliness and for other
purposes.

Presidential Decree 856

Code on Sanitation of the Philippines

Presidential Decree 965

Requiring applicants for Marriage License to
receive instruction on family planning and
responsible parenthood.

Presidential Decree 996

Provides for compulsory basic immunization for

children and infants below 8 years of age.

Presidential Decree 1083

Muslim Holidays

Presidential Decree 1152

Philippine Environment Code

Presidential Decree 1160

Barangay Captain To Enforce Pollution And

Environmental Laws

Presidential Decree 1067

Water Code of the Philippines

Presidential Decree 1181

Prevention and Control Of Air Pollution For Motor

Vehicle

Presidential Decree 1359

A law allowing applicants for Philippine citizenship
to take Board Examination pending their
naturalization.

Presidential Decree 1519

Gives medicare benefits to all government
employees regardless of status of appointment.

Presidential Decree 1636

requires compulsory membership in the SSS and

self-employed

Presidential Decree 4226

Hospital Licensure Act

Proclamation No.6

UN’s goal of Universal Child Immunization;
involved NGO’s in the immunization program

Proclamation No. 118

Professional regulation Week is June 16 to 22

Proclamation No. 499

National AIDS Awareness Day

Proclamation No. 539 – Nurse’s Week

Every third week of October

Proclamation No. 1275

Declaring the third week of October every year

as “Midwifery Week”

Letter Of Instruction 47

Directs all school of medicine, nursing, midwifery
and allied medical professions and social work
to prepare, plan and implement integration of
family planning in their curriculum to require
their graduate to take the licensing examination.

ILO Convention 149

Provides the improvement of life and work

conditions of nursing personnel.

Letter Of Instruction 949

Act on health and health related activities must
be integrated with other activities of the overall
national development program. Primary Health
Care (10-19-79)

Letter Of Instruction 1000

Government agencies should be given preference
to members of the accredited professional
organization when hiring

Executive Order 51

The Milk Code

Executive Order 174

National Drug Policy on Availability, Affordability,
Safe, Effective and Good Quality drugs to all

Executive Order 180

Government Workers Collective Bargaining Rights
Guidelines on the right to Organize of
government employee.

Executive Order 203

List of regular holidays and special holidays

Executive Order 209

The Family Code (amended by RA 6809)

Executive Order 226

Command responsibility

Executive Order 503

Provides for the rules and regulations
implementing the transfer of personnel, assets,
liabilities and records of national agencies whose
functions are to be devoted to the local
government units.

Executive Order 857

Compulsory Dollar Remittance Law