Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.  9991 
Introduced by HON. ISIDRO T. UNGAB 
AN ACT  
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES MEDICAL CENTER, 
DAVAO CITY FROM ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) TO TWO THOUSAND (2,000) 
BEDS, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES, 
AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Given what we went through during the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic, it becomes all the 
more imperative for the State to prioritize what is provided under Article XIII Section 11 of 
the 1987 Constitution, that is, “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”. 
Thus, this bill seeks to increase and upgrade the bed capacity of the Southern 
Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City from one thousand five hundred (1,500) to 
two thousand (2,00) beds, to upgrade its professional health services and facilities, and to 
authorize the increase of its medical personnel. All these are directed to accommodate the 
growing demands of the vulnerable and sick patients in Davao City, and for the government 
to adequately provide for their healthcare needs and requirements. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
REP. ISIDRO T. UNGAB 
February 27, 2024
11:43 am


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 9991 
Introduced by HON. ISIDRO T. UNGAB 
AN ACT  
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES MEDICAL CENTER, 
DAVAO CITY FROM ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) TO TWO THOUSAND (2,000) 
BEDS, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES, 
AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
Section 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Southern Philippines Medical Center 
(SPMC) is hereby increased from one thousand five hundred (1,500) to two thousand (2,000) 
beds. 
Section 2. The existing hospital facilities and professional health care services of the 
Southern Philippines Medical Center are also hereby upgraded and increased to conform with 
and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity. 
Section 3. Upon prior consultation with the SPMC, the Department of Health, in 
coordination with the Department of Budget and Management, The Civil Service Commission 
shall determine the additional plantilla positions to be created pursuant to this Act that. 
Section 4. The increase in bed capacity of the Southern Philippines Medical Center 
from one thousand five hundred (1,500) to two thousand (2,000) beds shall be implemented 
for a period of not more than two (2) years from the approval of this Act. 
Section 5. The Secretary of Health 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. 


 
 
Section 6. Section 3 of Republic Act No. 1859 as amended, is hereby further amended 
accordingly. All other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or part thereof 
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or 
modified accordingly. 
 
 
Section 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
 
Approved.