(2) Facilitate the involvement and participation of NGOs and the private sector in
reproductive health care service delivery and in the production, distribution and delivery of
quality reproductive health and family planning supplies and commodities to make them
accessible and affordable to ordinary citizens;
(3) Engage the services, skills and proficiencies of experts in natural family planning who
shall provide the necessary training for all BHWs;
(4) Supervise and provide assistance to LGUs in the delivery of reproductive health care
services and in the purchase of family planning goods and supplies; and
(5) Furnish LGUs, through their respective local health offices, appropriate information and
resources to keep the latter updated on current studies and researches relating to family
planning, responsible parenthood, breastfeeding and infant nutrition.
(c) The FDA shall issue strict guidelines with respect to the use of contraceptives, taking into
consideration the side effects or other harmful effects of their use.
(d) Corporate citizens shall exercise prudence in advertising its products or services through all
forms of media, especially on matters relating to sexuality, further taking into consideration its
influence on children and the youth.
Section 20. Public Awareness. – The DOH and the LGUs shall initiate and sustain a heightened
nationwide multimedia-campaign to raise the level of public awareness on the protection and
promotion of reproductive health and rights including, but not limited to, maternal health and
nutrition, family planning and responsible parenthood information and services, adolescent and
youth reproductive health, guidance and counseling and other elements of reproductive health care
under Section 4(q).
Education and information materials to be developed and disseminated for this purpose shall be
reviewed regularly to ensure their effectiveness and relevance.
Section 21. Reporting Requirements. – Before the end of April each year, the DOH shall submit to
the President of the Philippines and Congress an annual consolidated report, which shall provide a
definitive and comprehensive assessment of the implementation of its programs and those of other
government agencies and instrumentalities and recommend priorities for executive and legislative
actions. The report shall be printed and distributed to all national agencies, the LGUs, NGOs and
private sector organizations involved in said programs.
The annual report shall evaluate the content, implementation, and impact of all policies related to
reproductive health and family planning to ensure that such policies promote, protect and fulfill
women’s reproductive health and rights.
Section 22. Congressional Oversight Committee on Reproductive Health Act. – There is hereby
created a Congressional Oversight Committee (COC) composed of five (5) members each from the
Senate and the House of Representatives. The members from the Senate and the House of
Representatives shall be appointed by the Senate President and the Speaker, respectively, with at
least one (1) member representing the Minority.
The COC shall be headed by the respective Chairs of the Committee on Health and Demography of
the Senate and the Committee on Population and Family Relations of the House of Representatives.