Republic of the Philippines  
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City  
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session  
HOUSE BILL NO. 10895 
Introduced by HON. FLORIDA P. ROBES 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE GERIATRIC 
MEDICAL CENTER 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article XIII, Sec. 11, 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 under-privileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women, and children. The 
State shall endeavor to provide free medical care to paupers.” 
The City of San Jose del Monte is a 1st class city in the province of Bulacan. With a 
population of 651, 8131 and a population growth rate of 3.64%2, the need for social services 
continuously increase. 
The medical treatment of the elderly or geriatrics starts from the age of 65 years old, 
however, a number of factors contribute to the increased vulnerability of an age group, which 
may further lower the age required for geriatrics. Additionally, according to the same census, 
there are 28,292 people in the 65+ age group in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, escalating the 
need for a geriatric center that will focus and cater to the specific needs of the aging population 
in the city. 
With its population and location in the province, the demand and need for basic social 
services like health institutions also increases. The geriatrics center will augment the capacity 
of other public health institutions and its health personnel in the city, ensuring an effective and 
efficient healthcare system. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure is earnestly sought. 
FLORIDA P. ROBES 
1 Census, 2020 – Philippine Statistics Authority 
2 https://csjdm.gov.ph/socioeconomic-and-physical-profile/demography/ 
September 11, 2024
12:07 pm


Republic of the Philippines  
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City  
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session  
HOUSE BILL NO. 10895 
Introduced by HON. FLORIDA P. ROBES 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE GERIATRIC 
MEDICAL CENTER 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:  
SECTION 1. Establishment. - The City of San Jose del Monte Geriatric Medical Center 
(CSJDMGMC) is hereby established, which shall be under the direct control and supervision 
of the Department of Health (DOH).  
SEC. 2.   Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern. - The DOH, in coordination with 
the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) 
shall promulgate the organizational plan and staffing pattern of the said geriatric medical 
center.  
SEC. 3.  Appropriations. -  The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be 
charged against the current year’s appropriation of the Department of Health. Thereafter, the 
funding of which shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.  
SEC. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity 
of this act, the DOH, in coordination with the National Senior Citizen Commission, Department 
of Social Welfare and Development, and other concerned agencies, shall promulgate the 
necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this act. 
SEC. 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall be held unconstitutional or 
invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and effect. 
SEC. 6.  Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and 
regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of 
this Act, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 7.  Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,