Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bilt No._ 1044

Introduced by Rep. FERDINAND ALEXANDER A. MARCOS
1" District, locos Norte

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 1987 Philippine Constitution provides 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 all the people at
affordable cost. There shall be priority for the needs of the underprivileged sick,
elderly, disabled, women, and children. The State shall endeavor to provide free

_medical care to paupers.” (Section 11, Article XIII) a

There is no question therefore that the provision of adequate, accessible and
affordable health care for everyone is one of the constitutional mandates of the State.

‘The Bangui District Hospital in Barangay Abaca, Municipality of Bangui in
the Province of Ilocos Norte is a secondary, 25-bed (Level 1) hospital. It services the
health and hospitalization needs of the 14 barangays in the municipality, with a
population of more than 15,000 people. No doubt its 25 beds and existing manpower
and facilities are increasingly inadequate to address the manifold health concerns of
the citizenry. At the height of COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital had to limit its
services due to shortage of doctors and other institutional constraints. Patients who
‘were not emergency cases were advised to seek treatment at the nearest health center
in their villages or seek online consultation. Hence, the urgent need for its upgrading
through this measure.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is carnestly

sought.

FERDINAND ALEXANDER A. MARCOS


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 1044

Introduced by Rep. FERDINAND ALEXANDER A. MARCOS
1" District, locos Norte

AN ACT
UPGRADING THE BANGUI DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN BARANGAY ABACA,
MUNICIPALITY OF BANGUI IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE,
INTO A LEVEL I HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR,

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

SECTION 1. The Bangui District Hospital in Barangay Abaca, Municipality of
Bangui in the Province of Iocos Norte is hereby upgraded into a Level I Hospital.

SEC. 2. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital
development plan that shall be prepared by the Chief of Hospital of the Bangui
District Hospital, and submitted to the Department of Health (DOH).

SEC. 3. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the Bangui
District Hospital shall also be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the
increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 2 hereof.

SEC. 4. The existing workforce of the Bangui District Hospital, which includes
doctors, nurses, and support personnel, shall be increased correspondingly.

SEC. 5. The local government of Bangui shall provide the necessary funds to
cover the maintenance and other operating expenses of the Bangui District Hospital. It
shall also appropriate funds for the additional human resource complement to support
the increase in bed capacity and the corresponding upgrading of its service facilities
and professional health care services.

SEC. 6. The Secretary of the DOH shall include in the Department's subsidy
program its support for the capital outlay requirements of the hospital.

SEC. 7. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the
remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 8. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent
with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.


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,