QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 10871)
Republic Act No. 10871 is titled the “Basic Life Support Training in Schools Act.”
RA 10871 cites Section 15, Article II of the 1987 Constitution on protecting and promoting the right to health and instilling health consciousness.
Public and private basic education schools operating nationwide must provide their students with age-appropriate basic life support training through psychomotor training.
It must include programs developed by the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) or the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC), using nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care, plus psychomotor training to support instruction.
Schools should incorporate BLS training as part of the comprehensive health and physical education curriculum.
Psychomotor training refers to hands-on practice that supports cognitive learning.
Successful student-trainees must be certified by the competent school authority that they have undergone the required training.
The school principal or administrator must coordinate with the DOH for assistance in providing competent instructors.
The DOH shall accredit nongovernment organizations (NGOs) competent to provide basic life support instructions.
Students suffering from any physical or mental disability that may render them unable to perform a basic life support procedure are exempt.
The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, must formulate the IRR within ninety (90) days from approval of the Act.
The IRR take effect thirty (30) days after their publication in a national newspaper of general circulation.
RA 10871 takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Necessary amounts are charged against the current year’s appropriation of the implementing agencies, and thereafter additional amounts must be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Yes. The Act imposes the duty on all public and private basic education schools operating nationwide.
The instruction must use nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines developed by the Philippine Heart Association (PHA) or the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC).