Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______ 
Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE ANTONIO ‘TONYPET’ T. ALBANO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to convert the Milagros Albano District Hospital (MADH) in Cabagan, 
Province of Isabela into a General and Specialty Hospital (Trauma and Rehabilitation) to be 
known as the Milagros Albano General and Specialty Hospital (MAGSH) and appropriating 
funds therefor. 
In 1974, the Milagros Albano District Hospital was converted into a fifty(50) bed 
capacity General Hospital by virtue of Republic Act No. 6566. At present, the Milagros 
Albano District Hospital still remains to be a fifty (50) bed capacity despite the increase in 
population in the whole province since 1974. It is a Level I hospital as granted by the DOH 
Licensing Department and Center of Safety by Phil Health Accreditation. It is the referral 
hospital for the Isabela North Inter Local Health Zone comprising the municipalities of 
Cabagan, San Pablo, Tumauini, Sta. Maria, Delfin Albano, Sto. Tomas and the coastal towns 
of Maconacon and Divilacan. As a core referral hospital, most of the patients require higher 
level of care thanwhat is provided for by the Rural Health Units (RHU). The MADH caters to 
eight (8) municipalities with a total population of two hundred twenty-eight thousand one 
hundred forty-nine (228, 149) and to patients with different socio-economic status, ethnicity 
and health needs. In 2019, a total of two thousand three hundred twenty-five (2,325) patients 
with wounds and injuries caused by vehicular accidents topped the hospital’s emergency 
room (ER) consultation followed by infectious diseases and lifestyle related diseases. 
In order to make MAGSH a leading provider of quality, safe, accessible and 
affordable health services and to accommodate more patients, immediate approval of this bill 
is earnestly sought. 
  REP. ANTONIO ‘TONYPET’ T. ALBANO 
July 1, 2022
9:56 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______ 
Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE ANTONIO ‘TONYPET’ T. ALBANO 
AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE MILAGROS ALBANO DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN CABAGAN, 
PROVINCE OF ISABELA INTO A GENERAL AND SPECIALTY HOSPITAL 
(TRAUMA AND REHABILITATION) UPGRADING ITS SERVICE FACILITIES 
AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS 
MEDICAL PERONNEL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
Section 1. The Milagros Albano District Hospital is hereby converted into a General 
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and Specialty Hospital (Trauma and Rehabilitation) to be known as Milagros Albano General 
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and Specialty Hospital (MAGSH); 
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Section 2.The authorized bed capacity of Milagros Albano General and Specialty 
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Hospital (MAGSH) in the Province of Isabela is hereby increased from fifty (50) to three 
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hundred (300) beds.  
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Section 3. The existing service facilities of the Milagros Albano General and 
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Specialty Hospital are hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the bed 
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capacity increase as provided for in Section 2 hereof. Additional necessary medical, health 
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services and auxiliary personnel shall be recruited to meet the service delivery requirements 
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of the MAGSH as a general and specialty hospital in accordance with the guidelines of the 
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Department of Health. 
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 Section 4. The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act shall be 
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charged against the current year’s appropriation for the organizational adjustment fund. 
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Thereafter, such sums as necessary for its continued operation shall be included in the Annual 
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General Appropriations Act. 
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Section 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) 
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newspaper of general circulation. 
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Approved,