SECTION 26. Rights and Privileges. – The cancer patients persons living with cancer and cancer survivors are accorded the same rights and privileges as PWDs and the DSWD shall ensure that their social welfare and benefits provided under Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, are granted to them. Further, the DOLE shall adopt programs which promote work and employment opportunities for able persons with cancer and cancer survivors. SECTION 27. Nondiscrimination. – The appropriate government agencies shall ensure that people living with cancer and cancer survivors are free from any form of discrimination in school, workplace and community. ARTICLE VIII CANCER REGISTRY AND MONITORING SYSTEM SECTION 28. National Cancer Registry and Monitoring System. – The DOH, in collaboration with the Council and other stakeholders, shall establish a national cancer registry and monitoring system. The registry must cover all forms of cancer among adults and children and serve as guide in the policy development of the Council. The national cancer registry shall be a population-based cancer registry seeking to collect data on all new cases of cancer by geographical region to provide framework for assessing and controlling the impact of cancer on the community. Cancer registries shall form part of the Electronic Medical Reports requirement of the DOH, and that it shall be in accordance with the National Health Data Standards and Republic Act No. 10173, otherwise known as the “Data Privacy Act of 2012”. SECTION 29. Hospital-Based Cancer Registry. –Every hospital, including clinics, shall have its own cancer registry. The registry must record the personnel identification of cancer patients, cancer type, treatment received and its results and other data that the DOH may prescribe. The regional offices of the DOH shall ensure that all hospitals within their respective jurisdiction have cancer registry. The information shall be treated with utmost confidentiality and shall not be released to third parties, in accordance with Republic Act No. 10173 or the “Data Privacy Act of 2012”. Submission of the cancer registry data to the DOH shall be a requirement for the renewal of a license to operate of a hospital. SECTION 30. Recording and Reporting of Cancer Cases. –Adult and childhood cancer are considered as a notifiable disease in all levels of the health care system. Any hospital or clinic which diagnosed a patient with cancer shall report the same to the DOH. The DOH shall provide the form and manner of reporting of cancer cases. ARTICLE IX FINAL PROVISIONS SECTION 31. Annual Report. – The Secretary of Health shall submit to the Committees on Health of the Senate and the House of Representatives an annual report on the progress of the implementation of this Act. SECTION 32. Appropriations. – The amount needed for the initial implementation of this Act, including maintenance and other operating expenses of the National Integrated Cancer Control Program shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the DOH. For the succeeding years, the amount allocated for the National Integrated Cancer Control Program in the DOH budget shall be based on strategic plan formulated by the Council, in accordance with other stakeholders. The amount should be in the National Expenditures Program (NEP) as basis for the General Appropriations Act. SECTION 33. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act, the Secretary of Health, in consultation with the Philippines Society of Medical Oncologist, Philippine Society of Oncology, Cancer Coalition Philippines and other concerned stakeholders, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. SECTION 34. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 35. Repealing Clause. All laws, presidential decrees or issuances, executive orders, letters of instruction, administrative orders, rules or regulations inconsistent with the provision of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. SECTION 36. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. Approved, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO