HB 549

House·20th Congress·Filed Jun 30, 2025

An Act Establishing a National Palliative Care Policy for the Purpose of Enhancing the Delivery of Integrated Palliative Care Services, Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Persons Utilizing Palliative Care Services, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The bill proposes a national policy that would make palliative and hospice care a guaranteed right, create a council to coordinate services, expand PhilHealth coverage, and provide new benefits such as extra family leave and community‑based care facilities.

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Author · Representative

Jaime Fresnedi
RepresentativeMuntinlupa City, Lone District
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Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 11472· Filed Sep 24, 2026
An Act Integrating Palliative and Hospice Care into the Philippine Health Care System
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2026-09-25Rep. Eric L. Olivarez
HB 5863· Filed Nov 11, 2025
An Act Integrating Hospice and Palliative Care into the Philippine Health Care System
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-11-17Rep. Joel R. Chua
HB 10992· Filed Aug 26, 2026
An Act Integrating Palliative and Hospice Care into the Philippine Health Care System
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2026-09-01Rep. Patrick Michael D. Vargas
HB 3810· Filed Aug 18, 2025
An Act Establishing the Right to Dignified End-Of-Life Care, Institutionalizing Hospice Care as an Essential Medical Service, Integrating It into the National Health Insurance Program, and Mandating Hospitals, Health Maintenance Organizations, and Other Healthcare Providers to Make Such Care Available, Providing for Patient Consent, Refusal, Substitute Decision-Making,legal Protections, and Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-08-20Rep. Adrian E. Salceda
SB 1324· Filed Sep 2, 2025
The Palliative and End of Life Care Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar

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HB00549 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch