Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. ALFONSO V. UMALI, JR. 
________________________________________________________________ 
In the current health care system in the country,  not to 
mention the lingering Covid-19 pandemic which the country has 
been battling with for a couple of years now, community 
hospitals play significant role in the delivery of health services to 
the communities. In many areas, community hospitals take full 
charge in the delivery of medical and health assistance and 
providing care for patients in the least dependent setting for their 
needs. It provides an appropriate range of accessible health care 
facilities and resources designed to meet the needs of the local 
people. 
The Bulalacao Community Hospital was created by Republic 
Act No. 6910 during the 8th Congress and is the only hospital in 
the Municipality of Bulalacao, the southernmost municipality in 
the Province of Oriental Mindoro. It is a 10-bed community 
hospital; however, in reality, it has long been accommodating fifty 
(50)
to eighty (80) patients coming from various nearby
municipalities in the Provinces of Oriental Mindoro and
Occidental Mindoro. The lack of beds and beddings adds burden
to the medical staff that needs to prioritize the patients in critical
and emergency cases. The provision of additional beds and
beddings in the Bulalacao Community Hospital will certainly be a
great help to the hospital and will redound to the benefits of the
patients it serves.
July 28, 2022
5:16 pm
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This legislation aims to provide the Bulalacao Community 
Hospital with an increased bed capacity from ten (10) to fifty (50) 
beds in order to create a more responsive health institution that 
will address the pressing medical needs of the people, more 
particularly the poor and the marginalized of society.  
  
In view thereof, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly 
sought. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ALFONSO V. UMALI, JR. 
 
 
 
 
 
        Representative 
 
 
 
 
  Second District, Oriental Mindoro 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. ALFONSO V. UMALI, JR. 
________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE 
BULALACAO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY 
OF BULALACAO, PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO FROM 
TEN (10) TO FIFTY (50) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives 
of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. The bed capacity of the Bulalacao Community 
Hospital in the Municipality of Bulalacao, Province of Oriental 
Mindoro, is hereby increased from TEN (10) BEDS TO FIFTY 
(50) BEDS.
SECTION 2. Appropriation. The amount necessary to carry out 
the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General 
Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment. 
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