Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT MANDATING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO INTEGRATE THE BOTIKA BINHI PROGRAM AS A REGULAR PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
Date filed
January 12, 2000
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB09025 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO INTEGRATE THE BOTIKA BINHI PROGRAM AS A REGULAR PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT |
| ABSTRACT : Botika Binhi is a Community Drug Insurance Program (CDIP) which aims to make drugs affordable, available, and accessible to the people in the barangays, especially those in depressed and marginalized communities. Under this program, members of the community are encouraged to save for one's health through organized collective effort, thus the initial capital for the establishment of community pharmacies comes from the community. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PADILLA, CASIMIRO ROY JR. A. |
| DATE FILED : 2000-01-12 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2000-01-18 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Botika Binhi is a Community Drug Insurance Program (CDIP) which aims to make drugs affordable, available, and accessible to the people in the barangays, especially those in depressed and marginalized communities. Under this program, members of the community are encouraged to save for one's health through organized collective effort, thus the initial capital for the establishment of community pharmacies comes from the community.
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