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INTRODUCED BY HON. ANNA YORK P. B0NDOC, MD
HXPLANATORY NOTE
Under the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the State is mandated to "protect and promote the
right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them" (Section 15, Article 11).
It further provides 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 ajfordable cost. There shall
be priority for the needs Of the underprivileged sick, elderly, disabled, women
and  children.  The  State  shall  endeavor  to  provide  free  medical   care  to
paupers"  (Sect.11, Art. XIII).
Health facilities and services, in order to be beneficial to the people, must be adequate,
affordable  and  "accessible."  The  problem  with  our health  system  is  that  the  major  specialty
hospitals, namely, the Philippine Heart Center, the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, the
Lung  Center  of  the  Philippines,  the  Philippine  Children's  Medical   Center,  the  Phihppine
Orthopedic Center, and the Philippine Cancer Center, are all located in the Metropolitan Manila
area,  specifically  in  Quezon  City.  Most  Filipino  patients  residing  outside  the  capital  region,
afflicted as they are with their ailments or injuries, are additionally burdened with the additional
cost of transportation and accommodation. This sometimes insurmountable issue of distance tends
to deny said patients with quality healthcare which in effect renders illusory the constitutional
guarantee of "right to health" of our people.
This measure aims to establish a Central Luzon branch for these much needed specialty
hospitals.
In light of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is most earnestly sought.
a-Mth
Rep. Anna Yo
Fourth District,
P.#nYocife
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NINETEE,N'-r'H (.ioNGREss
First Regular Session
Hc>uscBi^ii No.   54¢6
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AN ACT
HSTABI,ISHING SATELLITH SPECIAI.,TY HOSPITALS IN CENTRAL LUZON T0
PROVIDE ACCF,SS T0 SPEciAI,IZHD MF,DICAL CARE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THERE,OF, AND ITOR OTHER. PURPOSES
Be  it  e_n_ac_ted  by  the  Seriate  and  the  Ho'iise  of ReprcL!entatives  Of the  Philippirl,es  im  Congress
assembled:
SECTION  I. S/3ori: 7'!.f/e.  -This Act shall be known and  cited as the "Satellite Specialt}'
Hospitals for Central Luzon Act."
SECTION 2. Dec/.7rczf;.tj# a/Pc)/I.i-c:y.  -~ It is the ptolicy of the State tcl  adopt an iiitegrated
and comprehensive approach to health de\'e'Lopment T^'hiich shall endeavor to make essential goods,
health and other social services available and  adequate to the people at affordable cost. Towards
this  end,  the  State shall  ensure accessibility of medical  facilities and availability of specialized
health care through the establishment of branci}es or satellites of goverrment specialty hospitals
for the people in Central Luzon.
S;EC"PN  .3.  Establishment  Of Sa.tellite  .I-Iospitals  in  Central  Luzon.  -The follow.mg
satellite  specialty hospitals  in  Central  Luzon  to  bt  located  in  First,  Second,  Third  and  Fourth
I,egislative District of Pampanga are hereby established undei. the supervision of the Department
of Health:
Philippine Virology Institute.
Philippine Heart Cei.iter
National Kidney and Transplarit li\s;~itute
Lung Center of the Phiiippinlls
Philippine Ch]1dren's Medical l-;el]tei,-
Philippine Orthopedic Center
Philippine Cancer Center
Trauma Center
Neonatal Center
Intensive Care Center
Mental Health Center
Brain Center
Special Care Center
Other Specialty Hospitals


These satellite specialty hospitals in Central Luzon shall be administrated by the Board of Trustees
of their mother units (hereinafter referred to as the `.Board") and shall have an initial bed capacity
of five hundred (500) each.
SHCTI0N  4. P#rpo5.es  o#c/  OZJy.cc/I.vc,s.  -  The purposes  and  objectives  of the  Satellite
Specialty Hospitals in Central Luzon are:
(a)  To  construct,  establish,  operate  and  maintain  the  Central  Luzon  branches  of the
specialty hospitals specified in this Act for the public welfare;
(b)  To  extend medical  and heart,  kidney,  liver,  pulmonary,  musculoskeletal  and  cancer
treatment services to the general public; to help prevent, relieve or alleviate the heart, kidriey, liver,
pulmonary and cancer afflictions and maladies of the people especially the poor and less fortunate
in life without regard to race, creed, color, or political belief;
(c) To encourage and/or undertake the training of physicians, nurses, medical technicians,
health officers and social workers on the practical and scientiflc conduct and implementation of
heart,  kidney,  liver,  pulmonary,  musculoskeletal  and  cancer  treatment  services,  and  related
activities;
(d) To promote, encourage in scientific research on the prevention of heat, kidriey, liver,
pulmonary, musculoskeletal and cancer diseases  and the care and/or treatment of such diseases
and  related  activities,  including  sponsorship  and  conduct  of relevant  congresses,  conventions,
seminars, and conferences;
(e) To  stimulate and/or underwrite scientific researches  on the biological,  demographic,
social,    economic,    eugenic,    physiological,    aspects    of   heart,    kidney,    liver,    pulmonary,
musculoskeletal disorders and abnormalities and cancer and its control, and gather, compile, and
publish the findings of such researches for public dissemination;
(I) To facilitate and encourage the dissemination and exchange of ideas and information
on  the  prevention,  treatment  and  control  of heart,  kidney,  liver,  pulmonary,  musculoskeletal
diseases and cancer, to arouse, enhance, and develop public interest on such diseases and arouse
consciousness or awareness on general health and physical fitness;
(g) To assist universities, hospitals and research institutions in their studies of heart, kidney,
liver, pulmonary, musculoskeletal anomalies and cancer to encourage advanced training on matter
of, or affecting the heart, kidney, liver, lungs, musculoskeletal system and cancer, and related fields
and to support educational programs of value to general health; and
(h)  To  encourage the  formation of other organizations  on the national,  provincial,  city,
municipal or barangay level and to coordinate their various efforts and activities for the purpose
of achieving a more effective programmatic approach on the common problems relative to the
obj ectives herein enumerated.
SECTION 5. A4lecJj.ccz/ Dj.rec/or - The branches of specialty hospitals under this Act shall
each be headed by a Medical Director wlio shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines
upon the recommendation of the Board.
The Medical Director Shall exercise the following powers and functions:
(a)  Execute  the  policies,   guidelines   and  programs  approved  by  the  Board,   and  be
responsible for the efficient discharge of management and operational functions;


(b) Submit for the consideration and approval of the Board proposed measures, policies,
guidelines, and programs as may be deemed necessar}J or proper for the effective implementation
of the purposes arid objectives of this Act;
(c) Direct and supervise the management, operation and administration of the respective
branch of specialty hospital under his jurisdiction, and may delegate this power and any or some
of his administrative responsibilities and duties to the other offlcers of the hospitals;
(d) Execute, on behalf of the Board, all contracts and agreement which the latter may enter
into, and to execute, accomplish and delivel. any and all documents relative t() such contracts and
agreements;
(e)  Represent the specialty hospital branch,  on behalf of the Board,  in all  dealings with
other offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the government, and all other persons or entities,
whether domestic or foreign and whether government or private;
(I)   Recommend  to   the   Board  the   appointment,   promotion,   transfer,   dismissal.   and
suspension of the officers and employees of the hospitals; and
Board.
(g) Exercise such other powers and perform such duties as may be vested or reposed by the
SHCTION 6. Orgr#z.zcz/I.o#cz/ S/rwc/#re cz7tc7 S/czjfjj}7cg Pcz//er#. - The Board shall determine
the organizational structure and stafflng pattern of the branches of specialty hospitals established
under this Act, subject to the evaluation by the Civil Service Commission and of the Organization,
Position Classification and Compensation Bureau of the Department of Budget and Management.
SHCTI0N 7. rczx Exemp/!.o7!s cz#c7 Prz.vz./cJges. -,  All existing tax exemptions and privileges
of the Philippine Heart Center, the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, the Lung Center of
the Philippines, the Philippine Children's Medical Center and the Philippine Cancer Center shall
be applicable to their Central Luzon branches.
SECTION 8. 4ppraprz.¢fz.o#s. -The amount of Five Billion Pesos (Php 5,000,000,000.00)
is hereby appropriated as contribution of the national government for the initial establishment,
operations,   and  maintenance  of  the  Central   Luzon   specialty  hospitals,   for  the  year  2023.
Thereafter,  the  amount  necessary to  ensure  the  continued  operations  and  maintenance  of the
Central Luzon specialty hospitals shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 9. 4#7t"cz/ Jzeporf - Each specialty hospital in Central Luzon shall submit to
their respective mother units, the Department of Health, the President of the Philippines, and the
Congress    of   the    Philippines    annual    reports    of   its    activities,    accomplishments,    and
recommendations.
SECTION  10. Jmp/e77!e77Jz.ng R24/es cz7!d Rcgtj/czfz.oJ7s.  - The Secretary of the Department
of Health, the President of the Philippines, and the Congress of the Philippines annual reports of
its activities, accomplishments, and recommendations.
SECTION  11.    Scpczrczbz./z.ty  C/czwse.  -  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.
SECTION   12.  Repecz/I.ng  C/czctse.   -  All  laws,   executive  orders,  issuance,  rules  and
regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repleaded or modified accordingly.
SECTION 13. Ej7jelec/I.vi.fy. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the OJ77}cz.a/ Gaze/Ze or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,