Table 3.
Official actions contributing to the successful implementation of Philippine Newborn Screening Program and Expanded Newborn Screening (adapted from reference [48]).
| No. | Action | Title (Description) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AO No. 1-A 2000 | Policies on the Nationwide Implementation of NBS |
| 2 | Dept. Order No. 29-C s 2001 | Creation of the NTWG on NBS Program |
| 3 | AO No. 121 s 2003 | Strengthening Implementation of the NBS System |
| 4 | DM No. 59 s 2004 | Establishment of the Accreditation of NSCs |
| 5 | Presidential Proclamation No. 540 (20 January 2004) | Declaring the First Week of October of each year as “National Newborn Screening Awareness Week” |
| 6 | Republic Act 9288 or Newborn Screening Act of 2004 | An act promulgating a comprehensive and national system for ensuring NBS |
| 7 | Implementing Rules and Regulations for RA 9288 | Promulgates the implementation of RA 9288 |
| 8 | AO No. 2005-005 | Cost of the NBS and Maximum Allowable Service Fees for the collection of NBS samples in all NSCHF |
| 9 | DM No. 2007-108 | Ensuring that all newborns shall have access to NBS |
| 10 | AO No. 2007-0027 | Revised Rules and Regulations Governing the Licensure and Regulation of Clinical Lab in the Philippines |
| 11 | DM 2008-0020 | Reiterating the Provision of NBS Services as a Mandatory Licensing Requirement for all Hospitals |
| 12 | DM No. 2008-0114 | G6PD Confirmatory Laboratories |
| 13 | AO No. 2008-0029 | Implementing Health Reforms for Rapid Reduction of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality |
| 14 | DM No. 2009-0025 | Hiring of Full-time Staff Coordinators for the NBS Program |
| 15 | AO No. 2009-0025 | Adopting New Policies and Protocol on Essential Newborn Care |
| 16 | AO No. 2009-0028 | Designation of the NSRC, NIH-UPM to Oversee the Quality Assurance Program for G6PD Test |
| 17 | AO No. 2012-0017 | Dried Blood Spots Guidelines |
| 18 | AO No. 2012-0154 | Inclusion of MSUD in the NBS Panel of Disorders |
| 19 | AO No. 2013-0015 | Guidelines on the NBS DOH CHD and ARMM 4% Fund Utilization |
| 20 | AO No. 2014-0035 | Implementing Guidelines on the Setting-up of NBS Continuity Clinics |
| 21 | AO No. 2014-0045 | Guidelines on the Implementation of the Expanded NBS Program |
| 22 | AO No. 2018-0025 | National Policy and Strategic Framework on ENBS from 2017–2030 |
| 23 | AO No. 2020-0052 | Revised Guidelines on the Implementation on the ENBS Program |
Abbreviations: AO = Department of Health Administrative Order; Dept. = Department of Health; DM = Department of Health Memorandum; NBS = Newborn Bloodspot Screening; NTWG = Newborn Screening Technical Working Group; NSC = Newborn Screening Center; RA = Republic Act; NSCHF = Newborn Screening Collecting Health Facilities; G6PD = Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase; MSUD = Maple Syrup Urine Disease; DOH = Department of Health; CHD = Center for Health Development; ARMM = Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao; ENBS = Expanded Newborn Screening.