Congressional Oversight Committee.
SEC. 45. Congressional Oversight Committee. — For the effective implementation of this Act, there shall be created a Congressional Oversight Committee, hereinafter referred to as the Quality Affordable Medicines Oversight Committee, to be composed of five (5) members from the Senate, which shall include the Chairpersons of the Senate Committees on Trade and Commerce and Health and Demography, and, five (5) members from the House of Representatives, which shall include the Chairpersons of the House of Representatives Committees on Trade and Industry and Health. The Quality Affordable Medicines Oversight Committee shall be jointly chaired by the Chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Trade and Commerce and the House of Representatives Committee on Trade and Industry. The Vice-Chair of the oversight committee shall be jointly held by the Chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography and the House of Representatives Committee on Health.
Appropriations.
SEC. 46. Appropriations. — For the initial implementation of this Act, the amount of Twenty-five million pesos (Php25,000,000.00), in addition to the budget of the Department of Health, shall be provided for the operations of the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health. The Quality Affordable Medicines Oversight Committee shall be provided an initial budget of Five million pesos (Php5,000,000.00) to perform its functions as mandated under this Act. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for its continued implementation shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Separability Clause.
SEC. 47. Separability Clause. — Any portion or provision of this Act that may be declared unconstitutional or invalid shall not have the effect of nullifying other portions and provisions hereof as long as such remaining portion or provision can still subsist and be given effect in their entirety.
Repealing Clause.
SEC. 48. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations and administrative regulations or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Effectivity Clause.
SEC. 49. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) national papers of general circulation.
Approved,
(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
(Sgd.) MANNY VILLAR
Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of Senate
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1658 and House Bill No. 2844 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on April 29, 2008.
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary General House of Representatives
Secretary of Senate
Approved: JUN 06 2008
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO
President of the Philippines
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
