MODULE 1 Health Laws and policies

Question 1

Where do legislations, A.O.s, E.O.s emanate?

Answer 1

1. Legislative and Health Policy Agenda of the DOH
2. Legislative Agenda of the President and Cabinet
3. Legislative Agenda of the Senate and Lower House of Congress
4. Legislative and Health Policy Agenda of Civil Society Groups

Question 2

Which is which
Rational Way or Irrational way

 Analysis of the National Health Situation
 Conduct of health policy researches
>Personal agenda of a Senator or Congress Representative
 Agitation by special interest groups, social activists and development organizations
 Lobbying by vested interests
 Consensus Building on Priorities

Answer 2

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2
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1

Question 3

Steps in Congressional Decision Making

Answer 3

1. Filing of Senate and Lower House Bills
2. Committee on Health Hearings and Consultations
3. Floor debates
4. Passing of the Bill by both Houses
5. Bicameral Sessions
6. Submission to the President for signature

Question 4

Three Methods by Which a Bill Becomes a Law

Answer 4

1. When the President signs it
2. When the President vetoes it but the veto is overridden by two-thirds vote of all the members of each House; and
3. When the President does not act upon the measure within thirty days after it shall have been presented to him