Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives
Queson City, fMletvo Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3630

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative Sitti Djalia A. Turabin-Hataman

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that it shall be the policy of the
State to protect and promote the right to health of the people and further, instill
health consciousness among them (Art.II,Sec.15).

Moreover, the fundamental law of the land dictates 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.

Nonetheless, despite these constitutional mandates, the Philippines
Demographics Profile 2013 exhibited a very low Hospital bed density of 0.5
beds/1,000 population (2006).

The Basilan Provincial Hospital is a government hospital administered by
the Department of Health located in Isabela City, Basilan Province. Recent
statistics shows that while this General Hospital is servicing Province wide, it is
equipped with merely 25-bed capacity. Among the four (4) government hospitals
in the Province, it is saddened that only two (2) are functional, while the other
half are non-functional due to non-availability and insufficiency of funds. Worthy
of reiteration is the fact that the Basilan Provincial Hospital is the only government.
hospital that caters the whole province of Basilan.

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To further realize the right to health of the Filipino people and enhance public
health in the province, there is a need to increase the bed capacity of the
aforementioned provincial hospital to 100.

In view of the foregoing considerations, the approval of this bill is earnestly

requested.
sr DJALIA A. TURABIN-HATAMAN

Representative
Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Party:



SIXTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES  )
FIRST REGULAR SESSION )

3630

HB No.

Introduced by Representative Sitti Djalia A. Turabin-Hataman

AN ACT

INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE BASILAN PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL
IN BASILAN PROVINCE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO.
8543, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 8543 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section1. The Basilan Provincial Hospital in the Municipality of Isabela, Province
of Basilan, is hereby converted into a tertiary hospital which shall be under the full
administrative and technical supervision of the Department of Health (DOH): provided,
that the present funding support of the province is continued. [Provided further, its
bed capacity shall be increased from one hundred (100) to two hundred
(200) beds].

SECTION2. Section 2 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section2. The Department of Health shall promulgate the rules and regulations
necessary for the effective implementation of this Act. [Accordingly, the number of
medical personnel, personnel services and maintenance and other operating
expenses of the Basilan Provincial Hospital shall correspondingly be



expenses of the Basilan Provincial Hospital shall correspondingly be
increased. The Department of Health, in coordini n with the Department of
Budget and Management shall determine the additional plantilla positions to
be created pursuant to this Act].

There is hereby added a new Subsection 2.1 to read as follows:

[SECTION2.1.The increase in bed capacity of the Basilan Provincial Hospital
from one hundred (100) to one hundred (200) shall be implemented for a
period of not more than two (2) years from the approval of this Act].

SECTIONS. Section 3 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall in
included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law
and thereafter. [The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the
Department's programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which
shall be included in the annual appropriations Act].

SECTION4.This Act shall take effect after its approval.

Approved,

wate Hotter A. TURABIN-HATAMAN

Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Party-List