HOUSE °F REPRESENTATIVES
Republic of the Philippines RECEIVED
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SEVENTEETH CONGRESS BY:
| First Repv!ar Session ;

3 REGISTRATION UNIT
129% . BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE

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Introduced by Honorable Florida P. Robes

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN THE
CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE BULACAN AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Phili

ines in Congress
assembled: *

SECTION 1. There shall be established a tertiary hospital with a minimum of 100 bed
capacity to be known as St. Bernadette Children and Maternity Hospital hereinafter referred to as

the Hospital.

SEC. 2, The hospital shall be located at Brgy. Graceville, City of San Jose Del Monte
Bulacan.

SEC. 3. The hospital shall provide specialized consultative care with a full complement
of services including pediatrics, obstetrics, general medicine, eymecology, various branches or
surgery and psychiatry

SEC. 4. The Hospital shall be under the full administrative and technical supervision of
the Department of Health, which shall increase its overatng fund; upgrade its medical equipment
and facilities; and construct its needed infrastructure.» -

SEC. 5. The sum necessary for the effective implementation of this Act shall be charged
against the appropriations for the Department of Health under the current General Appropriations
‘Act. Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary for the continued operation of the Center shall
be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 6. The Secretary of Health shall promulgate within sixty (60) days the
Implementing Rules and Regulations that shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this
Act.

SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. — All laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, and other
issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified.

SEC. 8. Separability Clause. — If for any reason any section or provision of this Act is
declared unconstitutional or invalid the other sections or provisions thereof, shall not be
repealed or modified.


SEC, 9, Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from its publication in
the Official Gazette or in any two newspapers of general circulation,

Approved,


Republic of ‘the Philippines
HOUSE OF REI?RESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEET}:{ CONGRESS
First Regu ar Session“

‘House Bil NA293

Introduced by Honorable Florida P. Robes Ny

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘This Bill seeks the establishment of a tertiary hospital in the Lone District of San Jose

Del Monte, Province of Bulacan, The passage of this Bill is intimated on Section 15, Article IL

which states, "The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill

health consciousness among them’, The State is likewise mandated "to adopt an integrated and

comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make essential goods,
health and other services available to all people at affordable cost.”

Based on the 2015 Census, the City of San Jose Del Monte, Province of Bulacan ranked
19th among the most populated cities in the Philippines, with a population of approximately 574,
098 and still growing. Notwithstanding this number, the City has only one government-run
hospital, the Ospital ng Lungsod ng San Jose Del Monte City or San Jose Del Monte Hospital.
The management of which was turned over to the local government in January 2002, but
continues to straggle up to this time due to limited budget, With, its fifty, (50) bed capacity
facility, there is no doubt that it could not meet the health and medical requirements of the
populace, majority of which are living below poverty line. Thus, they are deprived of their right
to health as guaranteed by the fundamental law of the land.

The idea behind the establishment of a tertiary hospital is not just to provide tertiary care
but to serve as a community hub, a place that will facilitate interactions between medical
professionals and the community in the promotion of health and wellness. ‘This tertiary hospital
should also initiate programs that would teach: prevention. The Author believes that if this is

done, we would have a healthier population. This will save the government a lot of money.

In light thereof, its immediate approval is earnestly sought.

: FLORA P. ROBES