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S.B. No. 1769
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE ROSARIO DISTRICT
HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ROSARIO, PROVINCE OF LA 
UNION FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) TO FIFTY (50) BEDS AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall 
protect the right to health of the people and Instill health consciousness among 
them. It is the policy of the state to ensure that all communities have access to 
quality and accessible healthcare.
Under the "Principles and Sets of Criteria for Evaluating proposals for 
Establishing New Hospitals, Increasing Hospital Bed Capacity, Renationalization of 
Devolved Hospitals and Conversion of Hospital Category" issued by the Department 
of Health (DOH), local government units and other population groups in the 
Philippines are recommended to have an maintain at least one (1) hospital bed for 
every 1,000 population.
The Rosario District Hospital is a Level II hospital located in the Municipality 
of Rosario, La Union. Based on the 2015 Census of Population, the municipality 
posted a total population of 55,343 persons as of August 1, 2015. This would mean 
that the authorized bed capacity of the hospital is insufficient to meet the 
requirements laid down by the DOH. Moreover, the municipality of Rosario is not 
the only community seeking medical services from the hospital, the municipalities 
of Santo Tomas and Pugo, In La Union and Sison, Pozorrubio and San Fabian of 
Pangasinan seek their services as well.
It is, therefore, necessary to increase the bed capacity of the Rosario District 
Hospital in the Municipality of Rosario, Province of La Union from twenty-five (25) 
to fifty (50) beds.
In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
IMEE R. MARCOS


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE
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S.B. No. 1769
BY
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE ROSARIO DISTRICT
HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ROSARIO, PROVINCE OF LA 
UNION FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) TO FIFTY (50) BEDS AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
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Section 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Rosario District Hospital In the 
Municipality of Rosario, Province of La Union is hereby increased from twenty-five 
(25) to fifty (50) beds.
Sec. 2. The existing hospital facilities and professional health care services 
of the Rosario District Hospital shall, as far as practicable, be correspondingly 
upgraded to include the increase number of medical personnel. The Department of 
Health, in coordination with the concerned local government officials, shall 
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of 
this Act within sixty (60) days from its effectivity.
Sec. 3. The increase in bed capacity of the Rosario District Hospital from 
twenty-five (25) to fifty (50) shall be implemented for a period of not more than two 
(2) years from the approval of this Act.
Sec. 4. The Provincial Government of La Union shall provide the necessary 
funds to support the increase in bed capacity of the Rosario District Hospital and the 
corresponding upgrading of its facilities and services. The Secretary of Health shall


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include in the Department's subsidy program its support for the capital outlay
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requirements of the hospital.
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Sec. 5. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or other Issuances or
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parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
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modified accordingly.
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Sec. 6. If any portion or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional, the
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remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in force and
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effect.
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Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two
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(2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,