HB 3434

House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 11, 2025

An Act Strengthening the Healthcare System in Cultural and Indigenous Communities by Institutionalizing the Training and Employment of Tribal Health Workers and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The bill creates a Tribal Health Workers Act that would train and employ Indigenous community members to provide primary health care, including traditional herbal medicine, in remote tribal areas. It also gives them health insurance, education support, ongoing training, and legal aid, while assigning several government agencies to oversee selection, benefits, and monitoring.

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Author · Representative

Ping Remulla
RepresentativeCavite, 7th District
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HB 6533· Filed Dec 1, 2025
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HB 10990· Filed Aug 26, 2026
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HB 9445· Filed May 26, 2026
An Act Strengthening Republic Act No. 11223, Otherwise Known as the �universal Health Care Act,� by Institutionalizing Telehealth Services, Establishing Rural Telehealth Centers, and Providing Community-Based Training Programs for Indigenous and Rural Health Workers
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2026-06-01Rep. Karen Hope F. Garcia
HB 4310· Filed Sep 3, 2025
An Act Strengthening the Grassroots Health Care System Through the Appointment of Sufficient Barangay Health Workers in Cities and Municipalities and Elevating Their Status from Volunteers to Job Order, Contractual, Casual, or Regular Employees and Further Strengthening the Barangay Healthcare System, and for Other Purposes
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HB 9337· Filed May 19, 2026
An Act Strengthening the Grassroots Primary Health Care System Through Hiring of Sufficient Barangay Health Workers in Cities and Municipalities, Elevating Their Status to Local Government Employees, Providing Appropriations Therefor, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2026-05-25Rep. Ramil Laurel Hernandez

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HB03434 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch