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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — {| pATE August 12, 2025 0
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TWENTIETH CONGRESS ‘4 cn —tenah_

First Regular Session

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House Bill No. 3604

Introduced by Representative
LEODY “ODIE” F. TARRIELA.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The Municipality of Paluan in the Province of Occidental Mindoro is located at
the northernmost tip of the Province. According to the 2020 census, Paluan has a
population of almost 20,000... At present, residents obtain their basic healthcare needs
from the Paluan Community Hospital which lacks the necessary facilities and personnel
to cater the municipality’s growing population, especially those in need of critical care.
Patients requiring advanced treatment are often brought to the Provincial Hospital in
Mamburao, which is 2-3 hours away, or ferried to Batangas, a good 5-6 hour travel
depending on the availability of RO-RO vessels.

‘The establishment of a Level II Medical Center in the Municipality of Paluan
will provide the 20,000 residents access to primary and secondary healthcare services
such as consultations with specialists in medicine, pediatrics, ob-gyne, and surgery. The
hospital will also have emergency and outpatient services, isolation facilities, surgical
‘and maternity facilities, departmental clinical services, general ICU, high risk
pregnancy unit, NICO, and dental clinic. Ancillary services such as blood stations, a
tertiary clinic laboratory, and 2™ level X-ray will also be provided.

With this Bill, residents of Paluan in need of basic, emergency and maintenance
healthcare services will no longer have to travel for long hours to receive treatment.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

ELA
Representative
ne District, Occidental Mindoro

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Republie of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No, _3604

Introduced by Representative
LEODY “ODIE” F. TARRIELA

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PALUAN, PROVINCE OF
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, A LEVEL II HOSPITAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE
PALUAN MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1. There shall be established in the Municipality of Paluan, Province of
Occidental Mindoro a Level II Hospital, to be known as the Paluan Medical Center,
which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health

(DOH).

Section 2. The DOH shall develop a hospital development plan to define the
service capacity, developmental goals and targets of the hospital. Any future increase
in bed capacity and upgrading of health care facilities, service capability, and human
source complement shall be based on the hospital development plan,

Seetion. 3. The DOH shall consult the local government in the Province of
Oceidental Mindoro and the Municipality of Paluan, and the other stakeholders in
determining the site of the hospital.

Section. 4. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the
Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

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Scetion. 5. If any provision of part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the

remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full foree and effect.

Section. 6. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations

inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.