EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No.
Introduced by Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN THE CITY OF ILOILO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, A CITY 
HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE ILOILO CITY HOSPITAL, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Covid-19 pandemic brought to the fore a number of issues that need 
government attention, the most important being the lack of a sufficient number 
of hospitals as well as healthcare workers to service the needs of Filipinos, 
especially in areas outside Metro Manila. The province of Iloilo is one such area, 
with hospitals sometimes reaching full capacity due to the high number of Covid- 
19 cases.
As part of its pandemic response, the Department of Health upgraded 
three Iloilo hospitals to Level 2 status, including the Western Visayas Sanitarium 
in the Municipality of Sta. Barbara, Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension 
Hospital in Barotac Nuevo, and the Iloilo Provincial Hospital in Pototan. The 
upgrade allowed for intensive care units and specialist doctors in the 
aforementioned hospitals. Additional facilities, however, are still very much 
wanted for the healthcare and medical needs of the more than 500,000 residents 
and transient population of the City of Iloilo.
This bill seeks to establish in the City of Iloilo, Province of Iloilo, a City 
Hospital to be known as the Iloilo City Hospital. The immediate passage of this 
bill will benefit not only the people of the City of Iloilo but those from the 
neighboring areas as well.
K \
IGUEL F. ZUBIRI


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
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SENATE
Senate Bill No. ^^^7
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Introduced by Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri
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AN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN THE CITY OF ILOILO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, A CITY 
HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE ILOILO CITY HOSPITAL, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Phiiippines in 
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. There shall be established in the City of Ilolilo, Province of lioiio, a tertiary 
general hospital to be known as the Iloilo City Hospital (ICH), which shall be under the 
direct control and supervision of the City Government of Iloilo.
SEC, 2. The City Government of Iloilo shall manage the ICH, and prepare, in 
consultation with the Department of Health, a hospital development plan aligned with 
the Philippine Health Facility Development Plan. Any future increase in bed capacity, 
healthcare facilities, service capability, and human resource complement shall be based 
on the hospital development plan.
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SEC. 3. The City Government of Iloilo shall provide the necessary funds for the
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establishment of the ICH. The Secretary of Health shall include in the Department's
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subsidy program, support for the capital outlay requirements of the said hospital.
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SEC. 4. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining
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parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect. ■
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SEC. 5. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with
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this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
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Gazette or in a newspaper, of general circulation.
Approved,