Bayanihan to Heal as One Act

Bayanihan to Heal as One Act
Congress of the Philippines
  • An Act Declaring the Existence of a National Emergency Arising from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation and a National Policy in Connection Therewith, and Authorizing the President of the Republic of the Philippines for a Limited Period and Subject to Restrictions, to Exercise Powers Necessary and Proper to Carry Out the Declared National Policy and for Other Purposes
CitationRepublic Act No. 11469
Territorial extentPhilippines
Passed bySenate of the Philippines
PassedMarch 23, 2020
Passed byHouse of Representatives of the Philippines
PassedMarch 23, 2020
Signed byRodrigo Duterte
SignedMarch 24, 2020
EffectiveMarch 25, 2020
Date of expiryJune 24, 2020
Legislative history
First chamber: Senate of the Philippines
Bill titleBayanihan To Heal As One Act
Bill citationSenate Bill No. 1418
Introduced byTito Sotto, Pia Cayetano, Win Gatchalian, et al.
IntroducedMarch 23, 2020
First readingMarch 23, 2020
Second readingMarch 23, 2020
Third readingMarch 23, 2020
Committee reportCommittee Report No. 70
Second chamber: House of Representatives of the Philippines
Bill titleWe Heal As One Act of 2020
Bill citationHouse Bill No. 6616
Received from the Senate of the PhilippinesMarch 23, 2020
Member(s) in chargeAlan Peter Cayetano (Pateros–Taguig), et al.
First readingMarch 23, 2020
Second readingMarch 23, 2020
Third readingMarch 23, 2020
Status: Expired

The Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, also known as the Bayanihan Act, and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11469, is a law in the Philippines that was enacted in March 2020 granting the President additional authority to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. The word "bayanihan" is a Tagalog word for communal work.

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