Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

|ETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1744

HOUSE BILL NO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

municipalities in Lubang Island at the northernmost part of the Province. According to the
2020 census, Lubang Island has a population of more than 25,000. At present, residents
obtain their basic healthcare needs from the Lubang Rural Health Unit or at the Lubang
District Hospital, both of which lack the necessary facilities and personnel to cater the
Island’s growing population, especially those in need of critical care. Patients requiring
advanced treatment have to be ferried to Batangas or mainland Mindoro which are both
approximately four (4) hours away.

lina of Looc in the Province of Occidental Mindoro is one of the two

‘The establishment of a Level II Medical Center in the Municipality of Looc in Lubang
Island will provide 25,000 residents access to primary and secondary healthcare services such
as consultations with specialists in medicine, pediatrics, ob-gyne, and surgery. The hospital
will also Have emergency and outpatient services, isolation facilities, surgical and maternity
facilities, departmental clinical services, general ICU, high risk pregnancy unit, NICO, and
dental sin Ancillary services such as blood stations, a tertiary clinical laboratory, and 2nd
level X-ray will also be provided.

With this Bill, residents of Lubang Island in need of basic, emergency and
maintenance healthcare services will no longer need to travel for long hours to receive
treatment.

In yiew of the foregoing, the passage of this proposed measure is earnestly sought.

LEt HE” F. TARRIELA
Representative

Lone District, Occidental Mindoro



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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

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AN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LOOC, PROVINCE OF
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, A LEVEL II HOSPITAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE
LUBAN ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established in the Municipality of Looc, Province of
Occidental Mindoro a Level II Hospital, to be known as the Lubang Island Medical Center,
which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).

SECTION 2. The DOH shall develop a hospital development plan to define the
service capacity, developmental goals and targets of the hospital. Any future increase in bed
capacity and upgrading of health care facilities, service capability, and human resource
complement shall be based on the hospital development plan.

SECTION 3. The DOH shall consult the local government in the Province of
Occidental Mindoro and the Municipality of Looc, and the other stakeholders in determining

the site of the hospital.

SECTION 4. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department's
program te implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual

General Appropriations Act.
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SECTION 5. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the



remaining | or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent
with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,