EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

"Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez — =
House Bill No. 3809
EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article II, Sec. 15 of the 1987 Constitution states that:
“The State shall protect and promote the right to
health of the people and instill health
consciousness among them.”

Furthermore, in Article Xill, Sec. 11, it is also stated 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 costs. There shall be
priority for the needs of the underprivileged
sick, elderly, disabled, women and children.

It is in this light and spirit that this legislation is being proposed by the entire
Philippine General Hospital (PGH) family, who believe that the creation of plantilla medical
specialists items would provide them with an advantage as they continue to provide quality
and affordable medical and health care services to the Filipino people specially the
underprivileged sick, elderly women and children.

The pool of medical specialists will be composed of graduates of post-residency
fellowship training programs of the PGH.

With the creation of these additional items at the country’s premiere government
hospital, it is expected that this will lead the way for its institutionalization in other
government hospital specially those in the tertiary level where post-residency training
programs are also administered due to the immense benefits that will be derived therefrom,
particularly in the improvement of its current health care delivery system

In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is eamestly requested.

RUFUS B. RODRIGU


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS. )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez —e
3809

House Bill No.

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE PLANTILLA MEDICAL SPECIALISTS | AND II ITEMS FOR THE
POST-RESIDENCY FELLOWS (SUBSPECIALTY TRAINEES) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
THE PHILIPPINES MANILA-PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL (UPM-PGH) AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Short Title — This Act shall be known as the “PGH Medical Specialists Act”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy ~ Pursuant to the state policy of protecting and promoting the
right to health of the people and instilling health consciousness among them, it is hereby
declared the national policy to adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health
development which shall make health and other social sciences available to all the people at
affordable costs. Towards, this end, a pool of medical specialists who are graduates of the
Post-residency fellowship training programs shall be established in goverment hospitals
Particularly and specially at the premier public tertiary hospital, the Philippine General
Hospital

SEC. 3. Creation of Plantilla Medical Specialists Items - To implement the aforecited
national policy, plantilla medical specialists | and II are hereby created at the University of
the Philippines Manila-Philippine General Hospital

SEC. 4. Appropriations — An initial allocation of Eighty Five Million Pesos (P85,000,000) shall
be included in the General Appropriations Act to support the policies and objectives under
this Act. Thereafter, Congress shall provide subsequent appropriations in the annual budget
of the University of the Philippines.

SEC. 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations — Within ninety (90) days from the approval of
this Act, the University of the Philippines Board of Regents, together with the Department of
Health and the Department of Budget and Management shall promulgate the rules and
regulations necessary for the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 6. Repealing Clause ~ Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive order, letter
of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent with the
Provisions of the Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly

SEC. 7. Effectivity Clause ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,