Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
         Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
          TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
 First Regular Session 
     HOUSE BILL NO. 
Introduced by 
HON. ATTY. GERVILLE “JINKY BITRICS” R. LUISTRO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Municipality of Mabini, Batangas, is widely recognized as a premier diving and 
coastal tourism destination in the country, attracting both local and foreign visitors year-round. 
However, the increasing influx of tourists, combined with the inherent risks associated with 
marine activities, calls for specialized and responsive healthcare services that can address 
tourism-related medical needs and emergencies. 
This bill seeks to convert the existing Mabini Community Hospital into the Batangas 
Tourism Specialty Hospital under the supervision of the Provincial Government of Batangas. 
The proposed measure increases its bed capacity from eighteen (18) to fifty (50) and upgrades its 
facilities, workforce, and equipment—including the maintenance of its hyperbaric chamber—to 
cater to illnesses, injuries, and accidents related to tourism activities. 
The bill also mandates the hospital to maintain sufficient land and sea ambulances, 
improve emergency communication systems, coordinate closely with local tourism offices and 
establishments, and provide services to both tourism-related and non-tourism-related cases, 
including charity beds for indigent patients. Funding for operations will be sourced from the 
Provincial Government, while capital outlay support will come from the Department of Health. 
By transforming the hospital into a tourism specialty facility, this measure aims to 
strengthen Batangas’ capacity to protect the health and safety of its visitors and residents, 
promote sustainable tourism, and contribute to the province’s economic growth. 
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Approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
HON. ATTY. GERVILLE “JINKY BITRICS” R. LUISTRO 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
 First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 
Introduced by 
HON. ATTY. GERVILLE “JINKY BITRICS” R. LUISTRO 
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MABINI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF MABINI, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, INTO A SPECIALTY 
HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BATANGAS TOURISM SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. The Mabini Community Hospital located in the Municipality of Mabini, 
Province of Batangas, is hereby converted into a specialty hospital to be known as the Batangas 
Tourism Specialty Hospital, and shall be placed under the direct supervision and control of the 
Provincial Government of Batangas. ​
SEC. 2. The authorized bed capacity of the Batangas Tourism Specialty Hospital shall be 
increased from eighteen (18) to fifty (50) beds. 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 Batangas Tourism Specialty Hospital, and submitted to the Department of Health (DOH) 
SEC. 3. The Batangas Tourism Specialty Hospital shall: 
(a) Specialize as a tourism hospital with capability to admit and treat illnesses and
disorders of transients and tourists and to address tourism-related accidents; 
(b) Keep, maintain, and upgrade its hyperbaric chamber and all other medical equipment
and supplies; 
(c) Maintain sufficient number of land and sea ambulances and fast communication
facilities to enable the hospital to quickly respond to tourism-related emergency calls; 
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(d) Maintain sufficient number of specialists, physicians, as well as technical and medical 
professionals including support personnel in accordance with the hospital development plan;  
(e) Coordinate with the tourism offices of local government units within the Province of 
Batangas, as well as with legitimate tourism establishments and sites that are located and 
operating therein, to effectively address the medical tourism concerns of the entire province;  
(f) Admit other patients and address non-tourism related cases within the catchment area 
of the hospital; and 
(g) Accommodate indigent patients and provide charity beds in accordance with DOH 
regulations. ​
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SEC. 4. The current health care facilities of the Batangas Tourism Specialty Hospital 
shall be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as 
provided for in Section 2 hereof. Similarly, the existing workforce of the hospital which includes 
doctors, nurses, and support personnel shall be increased correspondingly.  
SEC. 5. The Provincial Government of Batangas shall provide for the necessary funds to 
cover the maintenance and other operating expenses of the Batangas Tourism Specialty 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 Health shall include in the Department's subsidy program, 
support for the capital outlay requirements of the Batangas Tourism Specialty Hospital.  
SEC. 7. All laws, executive orders, issuances, and rules and regulations inconsistent with 
this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.  
SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. Approved, 
Approved,