Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESNETATIVE
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

7797

House Bill No.

Introduced by REP. JOSE T. PANGANIBAN, JR.
of ANAC-IP Partylist

AN ACT
EXPANDING THE MANDATE OF COTABATO SANITARIUM IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF SULTAN KUDARAT, PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO, IN
THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO INTO THE COTABATO
SANITARIUM AND GENERAL HOSPITAL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Cotabato Sanitarium is a Department of Health retained facility and administratively
under Region XII but is presently located in Barangay Ungap, Sultan Kudarat Municipality,
Province of Maguindanao, ARMM.

‘The hospital has a duel role in health care management, being the home of some fifty
(50) patients afflicted with leprosy, some of which are old, debilitated and weak. It also caters
to general cases as mandated under Administrative Order No. 2006-0013, thus, playing a vital
role in maintain the health status of its catchment area and its surrounding municipalities.

The bill mandates the expansion of Cotabato Sanitarium and General Hospital to be
able to provide general hospital services or specialized services while upholding its original
mandate for leprosy prevention, treatment, control and rehabilitation. This would improve the
availability of professional health care services for the marginal and poor patients in their
region.

At present, the provision of free Out-of-Patient Department and Emergency Room
consultation marked the abrupt increase number of patient’s treatment and the total number of
admitted in-patients. From 2014 to present, Cotabato Sanitarium has an exponential increase
in terms of patients served.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this Ilouse Bill is eamestly sought.

T. PAI IBAN, JR.
Representative ANAC-IP Partylist



Republic of the Philippin«
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
‘Second Regular Session

House Bill No._'279'7

Introduced by REP. JOSE T. PANGANIBAN, JR.
of ANAC-IP Partylist

AN ACT
EXPANDING THE MANDATE OF COTABATO SANITARIUM IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF SULTAN KUDARAT, PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO, IN
‘THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO INTO THE COTABATO
SANITARIUM AND GENERAL HOSPITAL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

Section 1. The Cotabato Sanitarium located in the municipality of Sultan Kudarat,
Province of Maguindanao, ARMM is hereby expanded into a Cotabato Sanitarium and General
Hospital (CSGH) to cater services to leprosy patients, to senior citizen and the general
population.

Section 2. The existing hospital facilities, professional health care services of CSGH
shall be continuously upgraded and increase to conform with and be commensurate to the
increase in bed capacity as determined by the Department of Health (DOH) and its expanded
mandate. The facility will continuously work to manage and support the leprosy eradication
program of the DOH.

Section 3. The DOH shall, in coordination with the Department of Budget and
Management, and the CSGH, determine the additional staff plantilla positions to be created

pursuant to this Act.

Section 4. The DOH shall immediately include in tis programs the implementation of
this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 5. The expansion and upgrading of CSGH shall be implemented for a period
of not more than five (5) years from the approval of this Act.

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

Approved,