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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. lo72
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
UPGRADING THE CEBU PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF DANAO, 
PROVINCE OF CEBU INTO A LEVEL II GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN 
AS THE NORTH CEBU MEDICAL CENTER, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY,
UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND 
FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THE FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 11, Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution mandates that, "the State shall 
adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development which shall 
endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available to the 
people at affordable cost."
At present, the 5th District of Cebu houses the Cebu Provincial Hospital - Danao 
City. It is a Local Government Unit (LGU) - Government Level I Hospital, and under this 
bracket level, such cases referred to this facility do not require intensive care units 
(ICUs), and cater to patients who need minor care and supervision.
There is a need for a higher quality of care in the Fifth District of Cebu. While 
the Vicente Sotto Hospital in Cebu City caters to the whole Province of Cebu, 
unfortunately, Cebuanos living in far-flung areas have little or no access to higher level 
of health care. There is a need for higher level facilities such as an ICU for critically ill 
patients and specialist doctors for gynecology and pediatric services, which can be 
availed of by going to a Level II or III Hospital.
This bill seeks to upgrade the Provincial Hospital in the City of Danao, Province
of Cebu from a Level I Hospital into a Level II General Hospital to be known as the
North Cebu Medical Center (NCMC), to increase its bed capacity from fifty (50) beds to
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one hundred (100) beds, upgrade its professional health care services and facilities, 
and authorize its medical personnel.
For the foregoing reasons, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
IMEE R. MARCO:


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1372
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AN ACT
UPGRADING THE CEBU PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF DANAO, 
PROVINCE OF CEBU INTO A LEVEL II GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN 
AS THE NORTH CEBU MEDICAL CENTER, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY,
UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND 
FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THE FUNDS THEREFOR
Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines In Congress 
assembled:
SECTION 1. The Cebu Provincial Hospital in the City of Danao, Province of Cebu, 
is hereby upgraded into a Level II General Hospital to be known as the North Cebu 
Medical Center (NCMC), under the direct supervision and control of the Department of 
Health (DOH).
The authorized bed capacity of the medical center is hereby increased from fifty 
(50) to one hundred (100) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent 
with the hospital development plan which shall be prepared by the Medical Center Chief 
of the NCMC and submitted to the DOH to reflect the development goals of the hospital.
SEC. 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the NCMC 
are also hereby upgraded to conform with and to be commensurate to the increase in 
bed capacity as provided for in Section 1 hereof, consistent with the hospital 
development plan.
SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the NCMC, including doctors, nurses, and 
support personnel shall be correspondingly increased to conform with Section 1 of this 
Act, consistent with the hospital development plan.


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The DOH, in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management 
(DBM) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and in consultation with the management 
of the NCMC, shall determine the additional plantilla positions to be created and filled 
up.
SEC. 4. The Secretary of the DOH shall immediately include in the Department's 
programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the 
annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 5. Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act. the DOH shall 
promulgate the implementing rules and regulations (IRR), upon consultation with the 
Provincial Government of Cebu and other stakeholders. The IRR shall be implemented 
and consistent with the hospital development plan.
SEC. 6. If any provision of this Act may be declared invalid or inoperable, the 
remaining provisions hereof that are not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
SEC. 7. All other laws, decrees, executive orders, issuances, rules and 
regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are 
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,