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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No.  __________ 
Introduced by HON. KRISTINE ALEXIE B. TUTOR 
Third District, Bohol 
Explanatory Note 
This proposed measure seeks to increase the bed capacity of the Cong. Simeon G. Toribio 
Memorial Hospital in the Municipality of Carmen, Province of Bohol from forty (40) to 
seventy-five (75).  
The Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial Hospital is a small hospital which provides quality 
and affordable health care services to the residents from the Municipality of Carmen and its 
neighboring towns. The hospital is engaged in various medical programs including a special 
help for children and poor families. However, thru the years, the growth in the number of the 
population in the municipality of Carmen and its neighboring towns pose greater challenges 
in ensuring the well-being of the populace. Hence, there is a need to improve the capacity of 
the Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial Hospital. This proposed measure provides for an 
increase in the bed capacity of the hospital as well as a corresponding increase in its 
workforce.  
The proposed legislation aims to create a more responsive health institution that shall ensure 
that effective and efficient delivery of medical services are made available to the public, 
particularly the poor and the marginalized sector of society. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is earnestly sought. 
HON. KRISTINE ALEXIE B. TUTOR 
July 27, 2022
3:41 pm
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No.  __________ 
Introduced by HON. KRISTINE ALEXIE B. TUTOR 
Third District, Bohol 
AN ACT 
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF CONG. SIMEON G. TORIBIO 
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CARMEN, PROVINCE OF 
BOHOL FROM FORTY (40) BEDS TO SEVENTY-FIVE (75) BEDS AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial 
Hospital in the Municipality of Carmen, Province of Bohol is hereby increased from forty 
(40) beds to seventy-five (75) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent
with the hospital’s development plan.
SEC. 2. The existing professional and health care services and facilities of the Cong. 
Simeon G. Toribio Memorial Hospital are hereby upgraded to conform with and be 
commensurate to the bed capacity as herein provided for.  
SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial Hospital 
shall be correspondingly increased. Upon prior consultation with the management of the 
Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial Hospital, in coordination with the Secretary of Health, 
the Secretary of Budget and Management, and the Chairperson of the Civil Service 
Commission shall determine the additional plantilla positions to be created pursuant to this 
Act.  
SEC. 4. The Provincial Government of Bohol shall provide the necessary funds to 
support the increase in bed capacity of the Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial Hospital and 
the corresponding upgrading of its facilities and services. The Secretary of the Department of 
Health (DOH) shall include in the DOH’s subsidy program, support for the capital outlay 
requirements of the aforementioned hospital.  
SEC. 5. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining 
parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.  
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SEC. 6. All other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts 
thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended 
or modified accordingly.  
 
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved.