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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ________ 
INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE LIANDA B. BOLILIA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
According to Article II Section 15 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, “The State shall 
protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill consciousness among 
them.” Article XIII Section 11 further says, “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.” 
This bill seeks to upgrade the San Jose District Hospital in the Province of 
Batangas from a Level I to a Level II general hospital to be known as San Jose General 
Hospital. Since 1978, the hospital has been operating at 25 bed capacity, with actual 
implementing of 50 beds. However, in the past decade, the hospital has seen an 
increasing number of admissions and out-patient consultations which was further 
amplified by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
At present, the hospital serves the residents from San Jose, the municipalities 
of the Fourth District, the neighboring towns of Batangas, and Lipa City with a 
composite population of 360,935. In the past 10 years, the hospital has seen an 
occupancy rate ranging from 116% to 152% with an average in-patient of 33 per day 
while out-patient consultations average to about 90 patients per day. Using the DOH 
guidelines for the required bed capacity, San Jose District Hospital needs at least 100 
beds to accommodate the increasing number of patients seeking admission and 
medical care.  
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The hospital is able to provide the required services of a Level I hospital, 
however, due to increasing demand, limited capacity and lack of other specialized 
facilities; many of its patients over the years have been referred to other hospitals.  
 
 
There is also a shortage in manpower. Currently, there are only 60 regular 
personnel, 18 job orders, 9 casual, 8 detailed and 5 volunteers. As for the medical staff, 
there are only 5 resident physicians all of them general practitioners, 5 laboratory 
personnel, 4 pharmacists, 2 dentists (1 is a visiting dentist) and 32 nursing personnel 
of which only 10 are permanent nurses. 
 
But despite of its limitations, the Hospital has received several recognitions 
from the DOH including the Sentrong Sigla Award, Award for a Healthy Facility, and 
2012 Center of Excellence Award, among others.  
 
At present, the Hospital receives its annual budget from the Provincial 
Government of Batangas. Should the upgrade be approved, additional funds will be 
utilized not only for the operation and maintenance of existing facilities but also for 
the purchase of much needed medical, laboratory and office equipment. 
 
The passage of this bill will mean providing for a better and specialized health 
services to the people in San Jose and the nearby municipalities and alleviating our 
constituents from the high cost of medical care and expenses.  
 
 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate enactment and approval of this bill is 
earnestly sought. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIANDA B. BOLILIA 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Representative 
4th District, Batangas 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ________ 
INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE LIANDA B. BOLILIA 
AN ACT   
UPGRADING THE SAN JOSE DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY 
OF SAN JOSE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS INTO A LEVEL II GENERAL 
HOSPITAL, TO BE KNOWN AS SAN JOSE GENERAL HOSPITAL, 
INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL 
HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE 
OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:  
SECTION 1. The San Jose District Hospital in the Municipality of San Jose 
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Province of Batangas is hereby upgraded into a Level II General Hospital to be known 
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as San Jose General Hospital under the Supervision of the Department of Health 
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(DOH). 
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SECTION 2. Its bed capacity shall be increased from twenty-five (25) to one 
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hundred (100) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall conform and be 
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consistent with the hospital development plan which shall be prepared by the Chief 
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of Hospital of the San Jose District Hospital and submitted to the DOH. 
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SECTION 3. The existing professional health care services and facilities are 
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also hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed 
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capacity as provided in Section 2 hereof. 
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SECTION 4. The existing workforce of the San Jose District Hospital, which 
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includes doctors, nurses, other health care practitioners and support personnel shall 
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also be increased accordingly. 
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The additional new positions to be created and filled up shall, only after 
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consultation with the Chief of Hospital, be determined by the Secretary of Health in 
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coordination with the Secretary of Budget and Management and the Commissioner of 
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the Civil Service Commission. 
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SECTION 5. The Secretary of the DOH shall immediately include in the 
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Department’s programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be 
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included in the General Appropriations Act. 
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 The Province of Batangas shall continue to provide the necessary funds to 
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support San Jose General Hospital until such time that the national government shall 
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have fully funded the capital outlay requirements of the hospital, its expenses for 
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operations and compensation of personnel in the annual General Appropriation Act.  
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SECTION 6.  If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the 
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remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.  
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SECTION 7. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, which are 
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inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, or modified accordingly.  
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SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
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Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation.  
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Approved,  
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