Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENATATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 597

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to establish a specialty hospital for teachers and their
dependents for their upkeep and health benefits.

The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and
instill consciousness among them (Section 15, Article I], 1987 Constitutlon).
To this end, the State shall enact measures that shall protect and ensure
primary health care to its people particularly those exposed to health hazards
like our teachers. 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 affordable cost
(Section 11, Article XIII, 1987 Consti jon).

It is also well recognized that among those exerting unaccounted efforts
and sacrifices in making significant contributions to our community are our
teachers. Notwithstanding the tedious work and the health hazards attendant
to the working environment of our teachers, their commitment to the teaching
profession has remained steadfast and resolute. In the course of the
performance of their duties however, work related illnesses such as pharyngitis,
anemia, hypertension, hyperacidity, lung disease and other health hazards set
in. With the meager income that they receive, which cannot adequately
compensate the day to day sacrifices of our teachers, not to mention the lack of
immediate health care that will cater to their needs, there is a need to zero-in
and focus on the health welfare of our teachers and their dependents.
Indubitably, our country's development is anchored on educated citizenry
without which we cannot move on and survive as a country.

This bill will thus establish a special hospital to our teachers and their
dependents. With this bill, teachers’ aspirations and health security will be
secured and enhanced.

Hence, this earnest request for the immediate passage of this bill.

IL. PRI ‘1AS-AGABAS


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENATATIVES,
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. 99't

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A HOSPITAL FOR TEACHERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

I SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Philippine
2 Teachers’ Hospital Act.”
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy or the State
to adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health

development, which shall endeavor to make essential health

cost. Towards this end, the State shall protect the interest
and promote the well-being of Filipino teachers, including their

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ul SECTION 3. Creation of Special Hospital and Special Wards. —

n To carry-out the above policy, a special hospital for teachers,
1B to be named the PHILIPPINE TEACH ERS' HOSPITAL, is hereby
4 established in the National Capital Region. Such hospital shall
15 be the primary medical facility for the hospitalization and medical
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” Each regional hospital shall establish a teachers’ ward,

8 with an initial capacity of at least one hundred (100) beds, which

9 will provide hospitalization and medical care to teachers and


their dependents residing outside the National Capital Region

For purpose of this Act, “teachers” shall include, but not

limited to the following

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All persons engaged in the classroom teaching of any subject.
including practical/vocational arts, at the day care,
pre-school, elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels
of instruction in all public and private educational
institutions;

b) Individuals performing guidance and counselling in all

public and private institutions;

) All persons who provide instructional supervision in all

public and private educational institutions;

d) All persons employed as school administrative support

employees;

¢) School physicians, school dentist, and schoo! nurses;

Officials and employees of the Department of Education (DepEd)

and the Commission on higher Education (CHED); and

) Graduates of education who have passed the government examination

forteachers, although not actually employed as such.

“Dependents” shall refer tothe following:
(a) the legitimate spouse dependent for support upon the teacher
(b) the legitimate, illegitimate, or legally adopted children, chiefly
dependent upon and living with the teacher if such child is
not more than twenty one (21) years of age, unmarried and not
gainfully employed or is over the age of majority but
incapacitated and incapable of self-support due to mental
or physical defect; and

(c) the parents dependent upon the member for support

SECTION 4. Objectives. To ensurethe availability
accessibility and affordability of quality health care, the
PHILIPPINE TEACHERS’ HOSPITAL shall:

a) Provide for a comprehensive health care services to all and their

legal dependents;


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b) Complement the existing package of services under the National
Health Insurance Program so as to include preventive, diagnostic,
curative and rehabilitative programs;

c) Conduct medical examination to ensure the physical and mental
capability of all teacher applicants; and

d) Set-up a system that will effectively monitor the condition of
patients and to generate relevant information/data in aid of policy

formulation.

SECTION 5. Administration Upon effectivity of this Act, the
PHILIPPINE TEACHERS’ HOSPITALS shall be administered by a
Board of Directors consisting of;

a) The Secretary of the Department of Education as ex-officio Chairman
b) The Secretary of the Department of Health as ex-officio Vice Chairman
©) The Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education as ex-officio
member

) The Director General of Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority as ex-officio member

e) The Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development
as ex-officio member

f) Three representative from the teachers sector: one (1) from Luzon,
one (1) from Visayas, one (1) from Mindanao as Members.

The three (3) representatives from the teachers sectors shall be
appointed by the President of the Philippines from list of nominees prepared
by the ex-officio Chairman to serve for aterm of three (3) years
without reappointment.

SECTION 6. —_ Responsibilityand — Popery. — The Board of
Directors of the PHILIPPINE TEACHERS' HOSPITAL shall have
the following responsibilities and powers:
a) To formulate and implement measures and programs to
attain the objectives and purposes of the PHILIPPINE TEACHERS’
HOSPITAL as enunciated in Section 4 of this Act;
b) To organize the structure of the PHILIPPINE TEACHERS'


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HOSPITAL in accordance with a staffing pattern prepared
by it and approved by the Department of Budget and
Management; to appoint the officials and employees of the
Hospital, subject to civil service laws, rules and regulations;

to prescribe their duties and fix their compensation subject to

the provisions of Republic Act No. 6758;

) Tocnter into agreements and contracts in connection
with its establishment, maintenance, operations and objectives;
d) To issue rules and regulations to carry out the objectives
and purposes of this Act; and

e) To perform such other duties and functions as may be provided
by law.

SECTION 7. Appropriation. — An amount of Five Hundred Million
Pesos (P500,000,000,00) shall be appropriated for the Establishment and
Initial operations of the PHILIPPINE TEACHERS’ HOSPITAL which shall
be sourced out from the savings of the Executive Branch of the government
and other possible sources that may be determined by the Office of the
President. Subsequent funds needed shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SECTION 8. Geparability Clauye. — If any provision of this Act is
declared unconstitutional or invalid, other sections or parts hereof not affected
thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders,
rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provision of this
Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly

SECTION 10. Effectively. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publics

in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,