The Samboy Lim Bill (philheart.org)

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The House of Representatives has just passed the so-called Samboy Lim Bill that would make mandatory CPR (or cardio pulmonary resuscitation) training in schools nationwide, at least once before graduation, with the goal of saving more lives. House Bill No. 5891 - otherwise known as the “CPR Training in Schools Act” - was approved on Sept. 15, 2015 by the Committee on Basic Education and Culture headed by Rep. Kimi Coseteng (5th District, Pangasinan).

On hand for the approval of the CPR bill were Philippine Heart Association (PHA) president Dr. Alex Junia and PHA officers Drs. Raul Lapitan, Jorge Sison, Helen Ong-Garcia, Nannette Rey, Orlando Bugarin and Francis Lavapie) as well as Samboy’s ex-wife Atty. Darlene Berberabe, PAG-IBIG Fund president and chief executive officer. Berberabe said that she and her family have embraced the CPR for the lay as their personal advocacy.

 The principal sponsor of the bill is Representative Joseller “Yeng” Guiao (1st district, Pampanga) and Rain or Shine head coach, who is said to have drawn inspiration from his colleague Avelino “Samboy” Lim who is now out of the woods after being in coma state for months after he was stricken by a sudden heart attack in Nov. 2014.

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