Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1359

Introduced by REP. SITTIE SHAHARA “BAI DIMPLE” |. MASTURA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 11 of Article XIII of the Constitution on Social Justice and Human
Rights provides that “(t}he State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive
approach to health development which shall endeavour to make essential goods,
health and other social services available to all people at affordable cost.” The
constitutional provision further provides that there shall be a priority for the needs of
the “underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women and children,” or the so called
vulnerable sectors of our society.

These provisions are in recognition of the people's right to an adequate
standard of health.

Datu Blah T. Sinsuat District Hospital caters to the medical and health needs
of the people of Maguindanao. However, with the devolution of health services to
local government units, local government units are given the additional burden of
ensuring the health of their constituents. A perennial problem that confronts local
governance is the lack of resources in terms of health facilities and finances.

With the increasing number of patients, there is a need to provide better
health services and health facilities; parallel to the rise of the population is an
immediate demand for the creation of a 200-bed capacity District Hospital.

This proposed measure seeks to address this need by increasing the bed
capacity of Datu Blah T. Sinsuat District Hospital and upgrading its facilities,
services and workforce to enable it to meet the increasing demand of
Maguindanaons for quality health care.


In view of its vital importance, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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SITTIE SHAHARA “BAI DIMPLE”
URA
Represéntative
First District of Maguindanao
with Cotabato City



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. 1359

Introduced by REP. SITTIE SHAHARA “BAI DIMPLE” |. MASTURA

AN ACT
UPGRADING THE DATU BLAH T. SINSUAT DISTRICT HOSPITAL INTO A
SECONDARY LEVEL HOSPITAL AND INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY FOR
GENERAL CARE SERVICES FROM ONE HUNDRED (100) TO TWO HUNDRED
(200), APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is the declared policy of the State that it
shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health
consciousness among them. Further, the State shall adopt an integrated and
comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make
essential goods, health and other social services to all the people at affordable cost

SECTION 2. Objectives. - The objectives of this Act are:

a) To improve and upgrade government health services and facilities for the benefit
of the public;

b) To provide all essential and quality health services to the people, especially the
sick, the poor and marginalized sectors of society; and

c) To improve and uplift the morale, social and economic well-being of health
workers.

SECTION 3. Upgrade to Secondary Level Hospital. - The Datu Biah T. Sinsuat
District Hospital in Upi, Maguindanao, is hereby upgraded into a Level II hospital.

SECTION 4. Establishment of 200 bed capacity. ~ The bed capacity of the Datu
Blah T. Sinsuat District Hospital shall be increased to two hundred (200) beds. Any
future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan,


which shall be prepared by the Chief of Hospital of the Datu Blah T. Sinsuat District
Hospital

SECTION 5. Upgrade of services and facilities. - The existing professional
health care services and facilities are hereby upgraded to conform with and be
commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided in Section 4 hereof.

SECTION 6. Increase in personnel. - The existing workforce of the Datu Blah T
Sinsuat District Hospital, which includes doctors, nurses, other health care practitioners
and support personnel, shall be increased correspondingly.

SECTION 7. Funding Support. - The Provincial Government of Maguindanao
shall provide the necessary funds to support the increase in bed capacity of the Datu
Blah T. Sinsuat District Hospital and the corresponding upgrading of its facilities and
services

SECTION 8. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions
of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its
enactment into law and thereafter.

SECTION 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations - The Secretary of the
Department of Health (DOH) shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for
the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 10. Separability Clause - If any provision or part hereof is declared
unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force
and effect

SECTION 11. Repealing Clause - All laws, executive orders, decrees, issuances,
rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly.

SECTION 12. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved,