| Bayanihan to Heal as One Act | |
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| Congress of the Philippines | |
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| Citation | Republic Act No. 11469 |
| Territorial extent | Philippines |
| Passed by | Senate of the Philippines |
| Passed | March 23, 2020 |
| Passed by | House of Representatives of the Philippines |
| Passed | March 23, 2020 |
| Signed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Signed | March 24, 2020 |
| Effective | March 25, 2020 |
| Date of expiry | June 24, 2020 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Senate of the Philippines | |
| Bill title | Bayanihan To Heal As One Act |
| Bill citation | Senate Bill No. 1418 |
| Introduced by | Tito Sotto, Pia Cayetano, Win Gatchalian, et al. |
| Introduced | March 23, 2020 |
| First reading | March 23, 2020 |
| Second reading | March 23, 2020 |
| Third reading | March 23, 2020 |
| Committee report | Committee Report No. 70 |
| Second chamber: House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
| Bill title | We Heal As One Act of 2020 |
| Bill citation | House Bill No. 6616 |
| Received from the Senate of the Philippines | March 23, 2020 |
| Member(s) in charge | Alan Peter Cayetano (Pateros–Taguig), et al. |
| First reading | March 23, 2020 |
| Second reading | March 23, 2020 |
| Third reading | March 23, 2020 |
| Status: Expired | |
The Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, also known as the Bayanihan Act,[1] and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11469, is a law in the Philippines that was enacted in March 2020 granting the President additional authority to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[2] The word "bayanihan" is a Tagalog word for communal work.
- ^ Patag, Kristine Joy (March 25, 2020). "During state of emergency, 'Bayanihan' Act allows imprisonment for 'false information'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 11469 – An Act Declaring the Existence of a National Emergency Arising from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Situation and a National Policy in Connection Therewith, and Authorizing the President of the Republic of the Philippines for a Limited Period and Subject to Resctrictions, to Exercise Powers Necessary and Proper to Carry Out the Declared National Policy and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 6, 2020.