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Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

‘Twentieth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. 1600

Introduced by Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Alfredo A. Garbin Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to rename the Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center
(BRHMC) to Southem Luzon Medical Center, increase its bed capacity from eight
hundred (800) to one thousand five hundred (1,500) beds, upgrade its professional
healthcare services and facilities, and authorize the increase of its medical personnel.

Section 11, Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution on Health, provides:

“SEC. 11. 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 10 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 and care to paupers.”

BRHMC is the comerstone of medical provision in the Bicol Region.
Geographically located in the Province of Albay, it was assigned by the Department of
Health as the heart, lung, kidney, and cancer center of the provinces of Albay,
‘Sorsogon, Masbate, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and nearby provinces.

The BRHMC is a level-3 accredited general and trauma hospital with an
authorized bed capacity of eight hundred (800). The proposed increase in its bed
capacity from eight hundred (800) to one thousand five hundred (1,500) beds is a
proactive response to the growing healthcare needs of the region. Population growth,
advances in medical technology, and evolving healthcare demands necessitate a larger
capacity to ensure timely access to quality healthcare services. By increasing its bed
capacity, the BRHMC may accommodate more patients and still provide efficient
comprehensive care across the region.


In view of the foregoing, approval of hig bill is eamestly sought.



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Twentich Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo._3609

Introduced by Ako Bicol Partylist Representative Alfredo A. Garbin Jr.

AN ACT
RENAMING THE BICOL REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER
(BRHMC) IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DARAGA, PROVINCE OF ALBAY
INTO SOUTHERN LUZON MEDICAL CENTER, INCREASING ITS BED
CAPACITY FROM EIGHT HUNDRED (800) TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED (1,500) BEDS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION |. The Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center (BRHMC)
located in the Municipality of Daraga, Province of Albay is renamed Southern Luzon
Medical Center.

SEC. 2. The bed capacity of the Southem Luzon Medical Center shall be
increased from eight hundred (800) to one thousand five hundred (1,500) beds. Any
future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan
which shall be prepared by the Department of Health.

SEC. 3. The existing professional healthcare services and facilities of the
Southem Luzon Medical Center are also upgraded to conform with and be
commensurate to the increase in its authorized bed capacity as provided for in Section 2
of this Act.

SEC. 4. The existing workforce of the Southern Luzon Medical Center, which
includes doctors, nurses, and support personnel, shall also be increased correspondingly.
The Secretary of Health shall, after consultation with the Chief of the Southern Luzon

Medical Center, and in coordination with the Secretary of Budget and Management and


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the Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission, determine the additional new
positions to be created and filled up.

SEC. 5. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department's
program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the
annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 6, This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,