HB 1973

House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 16, 2025

An Act Providing for the Automatic Appropriation for Public Health Services, Amending Section 31 of Presidential Decree No. 1177 and Section 26, Chapter 4, Book Vi of Executive Order No. 292, Otherwise Known as the "Administrative Code of 1987"

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The bill would require the government to set aside at least five percent of the country’s annual GDP for public health programs, making that money automatically part of the national budget.

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Authors · 2 Representatives

Official sources

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HB 9563· Filed Jun 1, 2026
An Act Setting Aside an Amount Equivalent to at Least Five Percent of the Gross Domestic Product for the Annual Budget for Public Health Services
Pending with the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS since 2026-06-03Rep. Antonio L. Tinio +2
HB 205· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Providing for a Free, Comprehensive, and Progressive National Public Health Care System
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-07-29Rep. Antonio L. Tinio +1
HB 1527· Filed Jul 7, 2025
An Act Requiring Local Government Units to Earmark at Least Fifteen Percent (15%) of Their National Tax Allotment Share for Health Services, Amending for the Purpose Section 287 of Republic Act No. 7160, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991
Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2025-07-30Rep. Keith Micah "Atty. Mike" D.l. Tan
HB 204· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Setting Aside an Amount Equivalent to at Least Six Percent of the Gross Domestic Product for the Annual Budget of the Department of Education, State Universities and Colleges, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and Other Agencies and Instrumentalities with Mandates Directly Related to Education, and Ensuring to Education the Highest Budgetary Priority
Pending with the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS since 2025-07-29Rep. Antonio L. Tinio +1
HB 7264· Filed Jan 26, 2026
An Act Requiring Local Government Units to Earmark at Least Fifteen Percent (15%) of Their National Tax Allotment Share for Health Services, Amending for the Purpose Section 287 of Republic Act No. 7160, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991
Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2026-01-28Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez +1

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HB01973 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch

An Act Providing for the Automatic Appropriation for Public Health Services, Amending Section 31 of Presidential Decree No. 1177 and Section 26, Chapter 4, Book Vi of Executive Order No. 292, Otherwise Known as the "Administrative Code of 1987"

In plain language

Authors · 2 Representatives

Official sources

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