Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Philippines
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo. 3880

Introduced by Hon. LORNA P. BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In the Philippine Constitution, Article XIII Section II states, “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 was further
reinforced by Section 12 which provides that, “The State shall establish and maintain an effective
food and drug regulatory system and undertake appropriate health manpower development and
research, responsive to the country’s health needs and problems.”

Barangay Lamidan is one of the poorest barangays of the lone district in the Province of
Davao Occidental. The major means of livelihood is coconut and kopra as their byproduct. Most
of the populace are workers in the coconut plantation including their children in order to augment
their daily living, thus the children deprive their education opportunity. Except for the fortunate
few, most of them are contented with their daily survival as long as they have food on the table
with a nary thought on what their future will be.

It is not surprising that in their list of priorities, if there are any, health is at the bottom but
is not totally excluded. Their health concems are only given attention when someone is seeking
medical treatment which is out of the purview of the arbularyo 5 expertise and one is claiming
the death of one of their kin.

Establishment of a community hospital in Barangay Lamidan will surely attend to the
health needs of these underprivileged people and is expected that their health problems will be
truly attended to.

For the aforementioned reasons, passage of the Bill is earnestly recommended.

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LORNA &AUTISTA-BANDIGAN
Representative

Lone District - Davao Occidental


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City, Philippines

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILLNo. 3880
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Introduced by Hon. LORNA P. BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN

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AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A TEN (10)-BED CAPACITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. IN
BARANGAY LAMIDAN IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DON MARCELINO,
PROVINCE OF DAVAO OCCIDENTAL TO BE KNOWN AS LAMIDAN
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be establish a ten (10)-bed capacity community hospital in
Barangay Lamidan, Municipality of Don Marcelino, Province of Davao Occidental to be known
as Lamidan Community Hospital under the supervision of the Department of Health.

SEC. 2. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be charged
against the current appropriations of the Department of Health. Thereafter, such sums as may
be necessary for the continued operation and maintenance of the Lamidan Community Hospital

shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,