Philippine Laws and Health Awareness Quiz

The Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 (RA 9211) was enacted to:

• Promote cigarette exports

• Regulate tobacco use and protect public health

• Provide free tobacco to farmers

• Ban all cigarette manufacturing

The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RA 10354) aims to:

• Promote tobacco use

• Provide universal access to family planning and reproductive health care

• Reduce population through forced sterilization

• Encourage early marriage

The Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (RA 9165) aims to:

• Legalize marijuana for recreational use

• Prevent and control illegal drug use and trafficking

• Promote alcohol production

• Ban all prescription medicines

RA 11036, or the Mental Health Act, was created to:

• Criminalize mental disorders

• Promote mental health awareness and protect the rights of people with mental illness

• Abolish psychiatric facilities

• Limit therapy sessions

The National Blood Services Act of 1994 (RA 7719) encourages:

• The selling of human blood

• Voluntary blood donation and self-sufficiency in blood supply

• Importation of foreign blood

• Blood donation only from healthcare workers

RA 8750, the Seat Belt Use Act of 1999, primarily promotes:

• Physical fitness programs

• Road safety and accident prevention

• Speed racing

• Motor vehicle tax reduction

The Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act (RA 8504) was passed to:

• Promote HIV transmission

• Prevent and control the spread of HIV/AIDS through education and care programs

• Criminalize people with HIV/AIDS

• Prohibit HIV testing in hospitals

The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 (RA 9165) created which agency?

• NBI

• PDEA — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

• FDA

• DOLE

RA 9165 is often connected to which major health issue?

• Substance abuse and addiction

• Air pollution

• Obesity

• Malnutrition

A rise in HIV/AIDS cases in the Philippines is mainly attributed to:

• Lack of awareness and unsafe sexual practices

• Overuse of antibiotics

• Increased vaccination

• Better nutrition