Republic of the Philippines

YOUTH CONGRESS

Introduced by: HONORABLE IOLA VIANKA M. PIÑON

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Philippines is one of the third world countries in the world. As a third world country, the Philippines have a big population of about 76.5 million dated from the year 2000 to present. And this is one of the big problems the Philippines is facing. And of course, a little problem affects and creates more problems. Population is one of the sole reasons why poverty is very rampant in the Philippines. If mixed, population and poverty are the reasons why we cannot advance to be a second world country and to be on our way to be a first.
If the population is to be lessening, there are huge possibilities that we can easily recover from this situation. With fewer populations, there will be less poverty. With less poverty, the people of the Philippines shall have a good life. Employment rates will increase in no time, accommodation in health will also increase. More Filipinos will be educated.
Population is the way to our goal, less population is equals to the improvement of the Philippines.
For all these reasons, I recommend the approval of this bill.

IOLA VIANKA M. PIÑON

Republic of the Philippines
YOUTH CONGRESS
Baguio, City

Introduced by: HONORABLE IOLA VIANKA M. PIÑON

An Act Providing for the Families within the Philippines
to have the Maximum of Only Three (3) Children
Section 1. Title. - The act shall be known as “The Republic of the Philippines’
Three (3) Child Policy”
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – it is hereby declared that the state shall:
enact this bill properly within the time limit
will have full responsibility in imposing this bill
ensure that the programs and activities concerned with this bill are enacted
properly and safely
Section 3. Definition of Terms. – as used in this section, the term –
(1) “Adoption” means to take into one’s family through legal means and raise as one’s old child. Or it is a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child parent relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents if any.
(2) “Census” means the official, usually periodic enumeration of population, often
including the collection of related demographic information. The National Census Month was declared in August 2007.
(3) “Census of Population” is the complete count of all residents, both Filipinos (including overseas workers) and foreigners who have stayed or are expected to stay for at least a year in the Philippines. It also includes gathering of basic information about each individual such as age, sex, marital status, education, and other demographic characteristics.
(4) “DSWD” or the Department of Social Welfare and Development is a lead agency that:
(a) formulates policies and plans which provide direction to intermediaries and other implementers in the development and delivery of social welfare and development services;
(b) develops and enriches existing programs and services for specific groups, such as children and youth, women, family, and communities, solo parents, older persons and persons with disabilities;
(c) registers, licenses and accredits individuals, agencies and organization engaged in social welfare and development services, sets standards and monitors the empowerment and compliance to these standards;
(d) provides technical assistance and capability building to intermediaries; and
(e) provides social protection of the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged sector, DSWD also gives augmentation funds to local government units so these could deliver SWD services to depressed municipalities and barangays and provide protective services to individuals, families, and communities in crisis situation.
(f) “NSO” or the National Statistics Office is the major statistical agency responsible in collecting, compiling, classifying, producing, publishing, and disseminating general-purpose statistics as provided for in Commonwealth Act No. 591. NSO has also the responsibility of carrying out and administering the provision of the Civil Registry Law as provided for in Act No. 3753 dated February 1931.
(g) “Tubal Ligation” means (informally known as getting one’s “tubes tied”) a permanent form of female sterilization, in which the fallopian tubes are severed and sealed or “pinched shut”, in order to prevent fertilization. Hormone production, libido, and the menstrual cycle are not affected by a tubal ligation.
Section 4. Family Composition. – every family in the Philippines shall composed of a father, a mother and three (3) children or less. Or in any other case, but the number of children should not exceed by three (3).
Section 5. Registration of Family Members. – registration of family members shall be recorded in the NSO by the process of Census (Census Population) which will round every houses within the Philippines. Other information shall be compiled, gathered, and based on hospital, barangay, municipality, provincial, etc. records.
Section 6. Free Tubal Ligation. – in order to prevent the exceeding number of children, there will be free tubal ligation for women who already has three (3) children. This free tubal ligation shall automatically apply after the birth of the third child in the hospital or in the house. The barangay shall be responsible for the free tubal ligation in cases when the woman labored in their house.
Section 7. Family Planning. – the DSWD shall establish free Family Planning sessions in every municipality within the Philippines once every quarter of the year. This shall be done in order to inform the people especially the women how to control the family’s growth.
Section 8. Responsibilities of the family. – each family shall strictly apply the three (3) child policy act within the span of time provided. In cases that the family accidentally exceeds a child by the imposed number of three, the following shall be their responsibilities:
if they are financially enabled, the parents are required to find a financer for the child, it may be a relative, a family friend or is known by the family.
they can ask the DSWD for help, as to help them find a financer for the child.
find a relative, friend or someone the family knows who is financially stabled
to adopt the child.
they can ask the DSWD for help, as to help them find someone who is worthy
and financially stabled to adopt the child. The DSWD may give the child for adoption to financially stabled couples who can not bear a child.
Six (6) months will be the time allotted for the family to find such legible persons
who can adopt the child. All of these options will undergo a contract signing under the custody of the DSWD. This shall take effect for the assurance that the adopters and financers (supporters) will take full responsibility of the child and make the child open to both families (the biological and adoptive families). Also, this will protect the rights of the biological family to the child.
Section 9. Span of Time. – there will be a ten (10) year preparation period for the Filipino citizens to adjust to the three (3) child policy act. This shall be enacted so that the state may prepare the budget for this act. And the application of this act shall undergo thirty (30) years to fifty (50) years based on the decision of the Congress.
Section 10. Financial Resources. – the State and the DSWD will be responsible for the provision of the funds to be provided for this act. The funds shall be used in the programs and activities that the DSWD will promote (Family Planning Programs, sec. 7 of this bill), the free tubal ligation for the women and other services that will be given by the DSWD. The State Fund shall be appropriated in the General Appropriation Act.
Approved

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