Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, __ 3630

Introduced by Honorable Christian S. Unabia

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to upgrade the Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital in
Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental into a Level II regional hospital to be known as
the Gingoog Regional Medical Center, and to increase its bed capacity from
fifty to two hundred fifty beds.

The right to have access to quality health care and facilities has been
enshrined in the fundamental law of the land. Section 15, Article II of the
Constitution provides that “The State shall protect and promote the right to
health of the people and instill consciousness among them.” In addition,
Section 11, Article XIII on Social Justice and Human Rights on Health, declares
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 underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women, and
children. The State shall endeavor to provide free medical care to paupers.”

The Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital is strategically located in the
center of Gingoog City’s prime business district at the southern area of the
province. The hospital is approximately 122 kilometers east of Cagayan de Oro
City and 74 kilometers west of Butuan City. It is bounded on the east by the
Municipality of Magsaysay, on the west by the Municipality of Medina, and on
the south by the Municipality of Claveria. The Misamis Oriental Provincial
Hospital is the only government hospital in Gingoog City and the core referral
hospital of the Gingoog Bay Alliance Inter Local Health Zone.


Currently, the existing higher-level medical and health facilities are in
Cagayan de Oro City and Butuan City which are several hours away from
Gingoog City. Upgrading the Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital into a Level
II regional hospital, and increasing its bed capacity from fifty to two hundred
fifty beds, will answer the similarly increasing demand for accessible quality
health services and higher-level facilities within Gingoog City and the provinces
of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis
Oriental, as well as those areas outside Northern Mindanao Region.

The best way to achieve state policies on health care is to enhance the
delivery of health services. The upgrading of Misamis Oriental Provincial
Hospital in Gingoog City into a regional hospital is highly relevant in bringing
and delivering essential health care services not only to the people of Misamis
Oriental but to every Filipino, especially the poor and marginalized.

In view of the foregoing, approvel of this bill is highly recommended.



Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 3630

Introduced by Honorable Christian S. Unabia

AN ACT
UPGRADING THE MISAMIS ORIENTAL PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN
GINGOOG CITY, MISAMIS ORIENTAL INTO A LEVEL I] REGIONAL
HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE GINGOOG REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY FROM FIFTY (50) TO.
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital in Gingoog City,
Misamis Oriental is upgraded into a Level II regional hospital to be known as the
Gingoog Regional Medical Center which shall be under the direct supervision
and control of the Department of Health (DOH).

The authorized bed capacity of the Gingoog Regional Medical Center is
also increased from fifty (50) to two hundred fifty (250) beds.

SEC. 2. The existing workforce of the Gingoog Regional Medical Center,
including doctors, nurses and support personnel shall be correspondingly

increased to conform with Section 1 of this Act.


The DOH shall, in coordination with the Department of Budget and
Management and the Civil Service Commission, and in consultation with the
management of the hospital, determine the additional plantilla positions to be
created and filled up in the workforce of the Gingoog Regional Medical Center.

SEC. 3. The chief of the hospital shall develop a hospital development
plan to be submitted to the DOH to reflect the development goals of the hospital,
consistent with the increase in bed capacity and service capability. The request
for the staffing requirements, capital outlay investments and budgetary needs for
operations shall be based on the hospital development plan.

SEC. 4. The Secretary of Health shall include in the Department's
programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included
in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 5. Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the
Secretary of Health shall, upon consultation with the Provincial Government of
Misamis Oriental and other stakeholders, issue the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

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

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

Approved,