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Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives

Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1933

HOUSE BILL NO!

resentative Francisco Jose F. Matugas IT

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article XIII, Section 11 of the 1987 Constitution obligates the State “to
adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development which
shall endeavor to make essential goods. health and other social services available
to all the people at affordable cost.” The Constitution also emphasizes that
priority will be given for the needs of the underprivileged sick, elderly. disabled.
women, and children and that effort must be exerted to provide free medical care
to paupers.

Towards this end, and through our efforts, on November 13, 2020,
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed into law R.A. 11500 converting the
Siargao District Hospital in the Municipality of Dapa, Surigao del Norte into the
Siargao Island Medical Center (“SIMC’). a Level 2 hospital envisioned to address
the medical needs of the people of Siargao and Bucas Grande islands and its
neighboring municipalities.

With the establishment of SIMC, there is now a need to link the other
public health and hospital services in the island to the SIMC to ensure seamless
delivery of services to our constituents. Thus, this bill seeks to convert the
remaining district hospitals and trauma center in Siargao Island as extension
hospitals of SIMC. This will ensure sufficient funding to said district hospitals.
and accessibility of health services to more residents and visitors in the island.

The immediate passage of this bill is, therefore, earnestly sought

FRANCISCO JQSE F. MATUGAS II
Surigao del Norte. First District
(Siargao Island)


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Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives

Quezon City, Metro Mani

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1033

_____ Introduced by Representative Francisco Jose F. Matugas IL

AN ACT CONVERTING THE DEL CARMEN DISTRICT
HOSPITAL, PILAR DISTRICT HOSPITAL,
SOCORRO DISTRICT HOSPITAL, STA. MONICA
DISTRICT HOSPITAL, AND TRAUMA CENTER IN
GENERAL LUNA, ALL IN SIARGAO ISLAND,
PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE INTO
EXTENSIONS OF THE SIARGAO ISLAND
MEDICAL CENTER

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in

1 SECTION 1. The following district hospitals and trauma center in
2 Siargao Island, Province of Surigao del Norte, are hereby converted to an

3 extension hospital of the Siargao Island Medical Center:

4 a) Del Carmen District Hospital in the Municipality of Del
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6 b) Pilar District Hospital in the Municipality of Pilar;

7 ©) Socorro District Hospital in the Municipality of Socorro;

8 d) Sta. Monica District Hospital in the Municipality of Sta
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10 e) Trauma Center in the Municipality of General Luna.

u The extension hospitals shall be known as: (a) Siargao Island

12 Medical Center Extension Hospital- Del Carmen; (b) Siargao Island


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Medical Center Extension Hospital - Pilar: (c) Siargao Island Medical
Center Extension Hospital — Socorro; (d) Siargao Island Medical Center
Extension Hospital- Sta. Monica; and (e) Siargao Island Medical Center

Extension Hospital — General Luna, respectively (the “Extension

Hospitals”

SEC.2. The Extension Hospitals shall primarily provide preventive.
curative, and rehabilitative services to the people of Del Carmen, Pilar,
Socorro, Sta. Monica, General Luna, and nearby municipalities of the
province of Surigao del Norte.

SEC. 3. Ownership, possession, and use of all assets, fixed and
movable, and records of the above-mentioned district hospitals and trauma
center, as well as their liabilities or obligations, are hereby transferred to
the Extension Hospitals to be formed under this Act.

SEC. 4. The Department of Health (DOH) shall determine the
staffing pattern of the Extension Hospitals and as approved by the
Department of Budget and Management shall be incorporated into the
organizational structure and staffing pattern of Siargao Island Medical
Center. Subject to existing civil service laws, rules, and regulations, DOH
shall appoint the officials and employees of the Extension Hospitals.
prescribe their duties and fix their compensation in accordance with the
pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. 6758, otherwise known as the
“Compensation and Position
Classification Act of 1989".

SEC. 5. All accounts and expenses of the Extension Hospitals shall

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audited by the Commission on Audit or its duly authorized representative

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6. All parcels of land occupied by the district hospitals included
in this Act are hereby declared to be properties of Siargao Island Medical

Center and shall be titled under that name.


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SEC. 7. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the
Department's program the operationalization of the Extension Hospitals.

the initial funding of which shall be charged against the current year's

appropriations for the DOH. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the

continued operation of the Extension Hospitals shall be included in the
annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 8. The Secretary of Health shall, within ninety (90) days, issue
the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of
this Act

SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,