President Marcos has declared July 17 of every year as National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Day, citing the need to create awareness of the importance of knowing how to respond to health emergencies.
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“There is a need to instill and continuously promote health consciousness among Filipinos by equipping them with the necessary information, knowledge, behavior and skills to respond to health emergencies, including bringing CPR in every home as an emergency procedure,” he said. Also known as the Samboy Lim Law, the Basic Life Support Training in Schools Act lapsed into law on July 17, 2016. It states that all public and private basic education schools nationwide have the duty to provide their students with basic life support training through the use of psychomotor training in an age-appropriate manner.
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