SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
702 
S. B. No. 
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution states, "The state shall protect and 
promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them, " 
The Municipality of Cordova is a 3rd class municipality belonging to the 6th district 
of the Province of Cebu. There is no hospital within the town however the Municipal 
Health Office is there to address health consultations and treatment, immunizations and 
some minor surgery. The birthing/lying in services are also available in the Municipal 
Health Office giving assistance to the mothers who will deliver/ give birth to their 
babies. 
Like the constituents of most urban areas and other cities in the country, a large 
majority of the municipality's population consists of minimum wage earners and those 
barely corning out of the poverty line. Immediate and critical medical attentions are 
among the concerns that need to be urgently addressed. 
The establishment of a public hospital within the Municipality is aimed at easing 
the plight of indigent constituents of the district when seeking affordable and quality 
medical care. It is also envisioned to provide them with a medical facility within 
accessible distance equipped with the basic life-saving €quipment and professional 
expertise. 
Hence, the early approval of this measure is earnestly sought. 
FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
) 
) 
) 
SENATE 
S. B. No. 
702 
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
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JUL 10 1\9:17 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TWENTY FIVE (2S)-BED HOSPITAL IN THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF CORDOVA PROVINCE OF CEBU, TO BE KNOWN AS 
CORDOVA PUBLIC HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION. 1. There shall be established a twenty five (25)-bed hospital in the 
Municipality of Cordova, under the supervision of the Department of Health, to be 
known as the Cordova Public Hospital. 
SECTION. 2. The Secretary of Health and/or his duly authorized representative, in 
consultation and coordination with the concerned officials of the Provincial 
Government of Cebu, shall formulpte and promulgate the implementing guidelines, 
rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
SECTION. 3. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the 
Department's programs the operationalization of the Cordova Public Hospital, the 
funding of which shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act. 
For purposes of this Act, the term "Operationalization" shall include the 
acquisition of the Land on which the hospital will be established, the construction of the 
building and other complementary infrastructures and facilities, hospital equipment, as 
well as the costs for maintenance and personal services. 
SECTION. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the completion of 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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