Republic of the Philippines  
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City  
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session  
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by HON. FLORIDA P. ROBES 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A LEVEL 1 GENERAL HOSPITAL WITH A ONE HUNDRED 
(100)-BED CAPACITY IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN TO BE 
KNOWN AS THE PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. HOSPITAL AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article XIII, Sec. 11, provides 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 cost. There shall be priority for the needs of the under-
privileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women, and children. The State shall endeavor to provide free 
medical care to paupers.” 
The City of San Jose del Monte is a 1st class city in the province of Bulacan. With a population 
of 651, 8131 and a population growth rate of 3.64%2, or an additional 138,746 persons per year, the 
need for social services continuously increase. In spite of its rapid urbanization and population growth, 
there are only two (2) public hospitals in the city. 
With its population and location in the province, the demand and need for basic social services 
like health institutions also increases. As the 1987 Constitution mandates, ensuring the availability of 
health facilities at an affordable cost has been a top priority of this representation.  The establishment 
of a Level 1 hospital will augment the capacity of other public health institutions and its health personnel 
in the city, ensuring an effective and efficient healthcare system. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure is earnestly sought. 
FLORIDA P. ROBES 
1 Census, 2020 – Philippine Statistics Authority 
2 https://csjdm.gov.ph/socioeconomic-and-physical-profile/demography/ 
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November 11, 2024
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Republic of the Philippines  
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City  
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session  
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by HON. FLORIDA P. ROBES 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A LEVEL 1 GENERAL HOSPITAL WITH A ONE HUNDRED 
(100)-BED CAPACITY IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN TO BE 
KNOWN AS THE PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. HOSPITAL AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Establishment. – There is hereby established a one hundred (100)-bed capacity, Level I 
General Hospital in the City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan to be known as the President Ferdinand R. 
Marcos, Jr. Hospital (PFRMJH), which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the 
Department of Health (DOH).  
Any future increase in bed capacity, healthcare facilities, service capability and human resource 
component shall be based on the hospital development plan that shall be prepared by the DOH.  
SEC. 2.   Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern. - The DOH, in coordination with the Civil 
Service Commission (CSC), and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)  shall promulgate 
the organizational plan and staffing pattern of the said geriatric medical center.  
SEC. 3.  Appropriations. -  The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be charged 
against the current year’s appropriation of the Department of Health. Thereafter, the funding of which 
shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.  
SEC. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this 
act, the Secretary of Health shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the implementation 
of this act. 
SEC. 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, 
the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and effect. 
SEC. 6.  Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and regulations, 
and other issuances, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby 
repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 7.  Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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