The Philippine Senate unanimously approves on third and final reading a bill creating the “Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers” (BHWs). The measure formally recognizes barangay health workers as part of the primary healthcare workforce and seeks to protect and strengthen their role in providing basic health services at the community level. The bill, identified as Senate Bill No. 1905, is intended to grant benefits to BHWs and provide statutory support for their work as frontline providers of primary care. Senate sources also describe the bill’s purpose as empowering and protecting barangay health workers through a dedicated legal framework. The measure is authored by Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian and Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, with participation from Minority Leader Alan Cayetano and several other senators, including JV Ejercito, Loren Legarda, Risa Hontiveros, Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, Joel Villanueva, Christopher “Bong” Go, Jinggoy Estrada, Kiko Pangilinan, Mark Villar, Robin Padilla, Lito Lapid, and Erwin and Raffy T. unspecified additional contributors. The Senate action is reported as unanimous.