House News: CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS TO GET MORE MEDICAL HELP Lawmakers are seeking to require the local government units (LGUs) to appropriate five percent of their Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) for medical assistance to children in their territorial jurisdictions who have special health care needs. The proposal embodied in House Bill 3757 has strong constitutional and legal anchor according to its authors, Buhay party-list lawmakers. Rep. Mariano Michael Velarde, Jr. said earmarking part of the IRA for medical assistance to children with special needs is supported by Section 3 of Article XV of the 1987 Constitution which provides that the right of children to assistance, including proper care and nutrition, and special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation and other conditions prejudicial to their development. (PRIB/rbb)
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 11:36:09 +0000