EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
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S.B. NO. 1103
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE CAGAYAN VALLEY MEDICAL 
CENTER (CVMC) IN  TUGUEGARAO CITY, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, FROM 
FIVE HUNDRED (5 00) TO ONE THOUSAND (1,000) BEDS AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall 
protect the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them. 
It is the policy of the state to ensure that all communities have access to quality and 
accessible healthcare.
The Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) is the only tertiary, teaching, and 
training hospital in Region II. It accommodates all patients throughout the region and 
nearby provinces. Currently, CVMC caters to an average of 89 admissions, 454 out­
patient consultations and 143 emergency admissions. During the first half of 2018, 
there were 16,155 hospital admissions with only 843 bed capacity.
To address the problem, this bill proposes to increase the bed capacity of the 
CVMC in Tuguegarao City, Province of Cagayan, from five hundred (500) to one 
thousand (1,000) beds to provide accessible and quality health services for the 
community. Given the abovementioned circumstances, the immediate passage of this 
bill is necessary.
IMEE r! MARCOS


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OCT-7 P4 r01
SENATE
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE CAGAYAN VALLEY MEDICAL 
CENTER (CVMC) IN  TUGUEGARAO CITY, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, FROM 
FIVE HUNDRED (5 0 0 ) TO ONE THOUSAND (1,000) BEDS AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center 
(CVMC) in Tuguegarao City, Province of Cagayan, is hereby increased from five 
hundred (500) to one thousand (1,000) beds.
Section 2. The existing hospital facilities and professional health care services 
of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC), shall be correspondingly upgraded to 
include the increase in the number of its medical personnel. The Department of Health 
(DOH) shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective 
implementation of this Act.
Section 3. The increase in the bed capacity of the CVMC from five hundred 
(500) to one thousand (1,000) beds shall be implemented within the period of six (6) 
months to one (1) year from the approval of this Act.
Section 4. The DOH, through its approved annual budget, shall initially provide 
the necessary funding to support the increase in bed capacity of the CVMC. The entire


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budgetary requirements of CVMC for its operation and the upgrading of its facilities 
and services shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act the following 
year of its enactment.
Section 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,