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Introduced by Senator Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
In 1986, the Philippine Heart Center for Asia cp“A), Lung center of the Philippines (LCP), 
National Kidney Foundation of the Philippines (NKFP), Lungsod ng Kabataan (LNK) and 
Tondo General Hospital (TGH) had been put under the administrative supervision of the 
Ministry of Health by virtue of Memorandum No. 6. 
However, the need to improve the organizational capability of these hospitals provided the 
imperative that their services, activities and properties be directed, controlled and managed by a 
unified unit. This brought Executive Order No. 34 into existence, reconstituting the governing 
bawds of the said specialized h p i b l s  in the same yew. Nonehless, it did not include the 
Executive Directors of each hospital as part of the Board of Trustees. 
Directly involved in the delivery of health services, Executive Directors certainly have the 
sufficient knowledge and expertise as heads ofthe said institutions. Hence, their participation is 
one significant factor in further improving the capability of specialized hospitals to develop and 
deliver health services more efficiently. 
Aiming to promote the right Of the people to health, this bill seeks to strengthen the 
administrative supervision of specialized government hospitals. This bill specifically intends to 
institute critical reform in the composition of the Board of Trustees of specialized hospitals under 
the DOH by including as members the Executive Directors of the PHCA, LCP, NKFP, LNK and 
TGH in it. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly requested. 
d T O k I 0  “SONNY” F. TRILLANES N 
Senator 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
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RECONSTITUTING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SPECIALIZED HOSPITALS 
UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BY INCLUDING AS MEMBERS THE 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE PHILIPPINE HEART CENTER FOR ASIA 
(PHCA), LUNG CENTER OF TAE PHILIPPINES (LCP), NATIONAL KIDNEY 
FOUNDATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (NKFP), LUNGSOD NG KABATAAN (LNK) 
AND TONDO GENERAL HOSPITAL (TGH) 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assem bled: 
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to promote the right of 
the people to health by strengthening the administrative supervision of specialized government 
hospitals. 
SEC. 2. Board of Trustees of Specialized Hospitals under the Department of Health. - 
The composition of the unified Board of Trustees of specialized hospitals under the Department 
of Health is hereby reconstituted to include as members the Executive Directors of the Philippine 
Heart Center for Asia (PHCA), Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP), National Kidney 
Foundation of the Philippines (NKFP), Lungsod ng Kabataan (LNK) and Tondo General 
Hospital. 
SEC. 3 . Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall at any time be found to 
be unconstitutional or invalid, the remainder thereof not affected by such declaration shall 
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SEC.4 . Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, rules or regulations inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC.5 . Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect afrer fifteen (15) days following 
its complete publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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