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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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S ba Try. July 14 2020
SENATE 
S. B. No. 1696
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE MAYOR HILARION A.
RAMIRO SR. MEDICAL CENTER IN THE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS 
OCCIDENTAL FROM FIVE HUNDRED (500) TO ONE THOUSAND (1000) 
BEDS, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND 
FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 15, Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that, "The State 
shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health 
consciousness among them." It is the policy of the state to ensure that all communities 
have access to quality and accessible healthcare.
The Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center (MHARSMC) is a 500-bed 
capacity medical center which provides preventive, curative, rehabilitative and training 
medical services to the residents of the Province of Misamis Occidental. It is also the 
referral and affiliating hospital of the Province of Misamis Occidental and its 
neighboring provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Lanao de Norte, 
and Lanao del Sur. Over the years, MHARSMC has been plagued by problems of lack 
of beds to cater the increasing population of the Province of Misamis Occidental. The 
current number of bed capacity of the MHARSMC is no longer sufficient to 
accommodate its patients comfortably.
This bill therefore seeks to increase the bed capacity of MHARSMC from Five 
hundred (500) to One thousand (1000) beds, upgrade its professional health care 
services and facilities. Moreover, this will address the medical needs of the people of 
Misamis Occidental and its neighboring provinces. It would also enable them to access 
world class tertiary health care and other medical services pursuant to the mandate of 
the State.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure earnestly
sought.
IMEE R. MARCOS


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBUC OF THE PHIUPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
)
SENATE 
S. B. No. 1696
FILED
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE MAYOR HILARION A.
RAMIRO SR. MEDICAL CENTER IN THE PROVINCE OF MISAMIS 
OCCIDENTAL FROM FIVE HUNDRED (500) TO ONE THOUSAND (1000) 
BEDS, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND 
FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, 
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Phiiippines in Congress 
assembied:
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SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr.
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Medical Center (MHARSMC) in the Province of Misamis Occidental is hereby increased
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from five hundred (500) to one thousand (1,000) beds. Any future increase in bed
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capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan which shall be
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prepared by the Medical Center Chief of the MHARSMC to reflect the developmental
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goals of the hospital, and submitted to the Department of Health (DOH).
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SEC. 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the
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MHARSMC are also hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the
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increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 1 hereof.
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SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the MHARSMC, which includes doctors, nurses
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and support personnel, shall also be increased correspondingly. The Secretary of the
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DOH shall, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Budget and
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Management (DBM) and the Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission, and after
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consultation with the Medical Center Chief of the MHARSMC, determine the additional
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new positions to be created and filled up.
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SEC. 4. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the program of the
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DOH the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the
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annual General Appropriations Act.


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SEC. 5. Within sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act, the Secretary of
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Health, in consultation with the Secretary of the DBM, shall promulgate the necessary
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rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
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SEC. 6. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the
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remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
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SEC. 7. Republic Act No. 10865, otherwise known as the "Mayor Hilarion A.
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Ramiro Sr. Medical Center Act", is hereby amended, and all laws, rules and regulations
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which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified
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accordingly.
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SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,