AN ORDINANCE TO INSTITUTIONALIZE A BARANGAY

VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF DAVAO

SECTION 1.TITLE – This Ordinance shall be known as “AN ORDINANCE TO

INSTITUTIONALIZE A BARANGAY VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION PROGRAM FOR THE CITY
OF DAVAO“,

SECTION 2.DECLARATION OF POLICY – In order to promote public health, is hereby

declared the policy of the City to:
2.1 Promote and encourage voluntary blood donation by the constituency and to instill
and heighten public awareness to the principle that blood donation is a
humanitarian act and a community responsibility;
2.2 Provide for the adequate, safe, affordable and equitable distribution of supply of
blood and blood products;
2.3 Mobilize all the sectors of the community to participate in the mechanisms for
voluntary and non-profit collection of blood;
2.4 Disseminate the value, importance and benefits of voluntary blood donation
through an education program, and
2.5 Ensure the safety of all activities related to the collection, processing and storage of
blood and blood products.

SECTION 3.DEFINITIONS – For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms shall
mean:
3.1 Barangay Voluntary Blood Donation Program - refers to the organized program
which consists of awareness and advocacy, donor recruitment and education, care
and retention, mobile blood donation activities and management of the barangay
blood pool;
3.2 Barangay Blood Donors’ Month - refers to the celebration of voluntary blood
donation in the barangay level during the month of July, in conjunction with the
celebration of the National Blood Donors’ Month pursuant to the Presidential
Proclamation No. 021 dated June 9, 1997.
3.3 Blood service facility - refers to a recognized laboratory or institution within the
City of Davao, with the capability to recruit and screen blood donors, collect,
process, store, transport and issue blood for transfusion and provide information
and/or education on blood transfusion transmissible diseases;
3.4 Voluntary Blood Donor - refers to an individual residing in the Barangay who
donates blood on his or her own volition or initiative without monetary
compensation;
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SECTION 4. ROLES OF THE BARANGAY AND OTHER AGENCIES IN THE BARANGAY
BLOOD DONATION PROGRAM.
4.1 The Barangay Local Government Unit shall be responsible for the implementation
and maintenance of the Voluntary Blood Donation Program, including, but not
limited to: donor recruitment, mobile blood donation, trainings and educational
campaigns, as well as the following functions:
4.1.1 Allocate an appropriate budget for the Voluntary Blood Donation
Program related activities;
4.1.2 Designate a Barangay Blood Program Coordinator;
4.1.3 Coordinate with the City Blood Program Coordinator of the Davao City
Health Office for any blood program related activities;
4.1.4 Establish a partnership with a blood service facility for blood program
related activities;
4.2 The Liga ng Mga Barangay shall assist in the proper implementation of the
Voluntary Blood Donation Program in the different barangays, provide information
on barangay data and disseminate all pertinent information from the City Health
Office and other partner agencies to the barangays;
4.3 Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and Davao Blood Center, as blood service facilities,
shall work in partnership with barangays in conducting the promotion of voluntary
blood donation, donor recruitment, and mobile blood donation activities of the
Barangay Blood Donation Program;
4.4 The City Health Office (CHO) shall designate a Blood Program Coordinator who
shall assist the barangay in all its blood donation activities in a technical and
coordinative capacity;

SECTION 5. PROMOTION OF VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION. – To ensure adequate

supply of human blood donation, voluntary blood donation shall be promoted through the
following:
5.1 Declaration of Barangay Blood Donors’ Month. The Barangay Blood Donors’
Month is hereby declared in all barangays of the city every month of July in
conjunction with the celebration of the National Blood Donors’ Month according to
the Presidential Proclamation No. 1021 and the Implementing Rules and
Regulations of the National Blood Services Act of 1994 (RA 7719, Section 13, Item
No. 2);
5.2 Public Education. This is an organized barangay-wide public education campaign
by the barangay, in coordination with the partner agencies, to raise the awareness of
the barangay residents on the value, importance, advantages, and benefits of
voluntary blood donation;
5.3 Voluntary blood donation activity. This consist of donor recruitment and mobile
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blood donation activities, in partnership with the PRC and DBC, which shall be
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 strategically scheduled at least twice a year to ensure a continuous and accessible
supply of blood.
5.4. Donor Recognition. The Barangay Local Government Unit, in coordination with
the City Health Office shall conduct a Donor Recognition Activity to recognize the
blood galloners;
5.5. Barangay Recognition. The City Health Office, in coordination with the Liga ng mga
Barangay shall likewise recognize outstanding barangays according to the pre-
defined criteria as set by the Department of Health-National Voluntary Blood
Services Program.

SECTION 6. GUIDELINES FOR BLOOD DONATIONS.- The guidelines to be followed shall

be as defined by the partner blood service facility.

SECTION 7. ACCESS TO THE BARANGAY BLOOD POOL. – Access of any person to the
Barangay Blood Pool shall be determined by the Barangay Local Government Unit;
7.1. All Barangays shall provide written guidelines on the management of their Barangay
Blood Pool with the assistance of their partner blood service facility;
7.2. The guidelines on the management of the Barangay Blood Pool must be duly
approved by the City Health Office through the City Blood Program Coordinator;

SECTION 8. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

8.1 All mobile blood donations and integral related activities aligned with the Voluntary
Blood Donation Program shall henceforth be made a regular and permanent
program of every Barangay in the City;
8.2 The blood donation activity shall be held annually within the month of July declared
in the entire city as Barangay Donors’ Month; in case where the Barangay cannot
schedule the blood donation activity due to a local epidemic, natural calamity, other
calamitous events, and extreme conflicting schedules, the Barangay Council shall
decide on a convenient time guided with the principle that blood donation shall be
strategically scheduled throughout the year to ensure a continuous and accessible
supply of blood;
8.3 All Barangay shall be required to keep at all times list or directory of qualified
voluntary blood donors with their specified blood type. Barangay officials are
required to update this list every after mobile blood donation activity. An accurate
and updated copy of the list shall be provided to the partner blood service facility
after every mobile blood donation activity.
8.4 The Barangay shall be required to document all activities pertaining to the conduct
of all programs integral to the holding of the Barangay Blood Donors’ Month;
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SECTION 9. FUNDING.
9.1 The City shall set aside funds as seed money for the operation of the Barangay Blood
Donors’ Program in the first year of implementation. On the succeeding years of
implementation of the Program, the Barangay may allocate or source the fund necessary
for the Blood Donor’s Program from EITHER of the following item of expenditures in the
barangay’s annual general budget:

9.1.1 From the Maintenance & other operating expenses:

8.1.1.1 Training Expenses;
8.1.1.2 Additional item in other Maintenance & Operating Expenses;

9.1.2 From Statutory Obligations, specifically under the 5% Disaster Risk and
Management Fund. Ideally from the 70% of said fund for Disaster Preparedness
Plan;

The Barangay through its officials are also encouraged to pursue and generate financial
support for the collection and processing of blood donors, provided that no amount shall be
imposed and collected from any voluntary blood donors.

9.2 Voluntary blood donors shall be provided with non-monetary incentives as may be
determined by the Barangay. However, in the absence of a barangay policy or any
such regulation to provide non-monetary incentives to voluntary blood donors, the
Barangay is not obligated to give such incentives. The Barangay, however, should
initiate a program to encourage blood donation from qualified donors;

SECTION 10. REPEALING CLAUSE. - Any ordinance, local issuances or rules inconsistent
with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed or modified, accordingly.

SECTION 11.SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.- If for any reason, any section or provision of the
Ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid, other sections or provisions hereof not
affected by such declaration shall continue to be in full force and effect;

SECTION 12. EFFECTIVITY. – This Ordinance shall take effect after fifteen (15) days
following its publication in two (2) local newspapers of general circulation.
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