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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

5523

HOUSE BILL No,

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE SHERNEE A. TAN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 15, Article II of the Constitution provides that. "Zhe State shall protect
ind promote the right to health of the people ad insull health conscionsness. amon
them.” While the above-stated policy has been diversely implemented both nationally
and locally. present realities still demand an impelling necessity to improve existing
health facilities and develop health programs which are appropriate to address the
growing and actual health needs of the people

This bill therefore seeks to increase the bed capacity of the Sulu Provincial
Hospital in the Municipality of Jolo, Province of Sulu from one hundred twenty-five
(125) to two hundred (200) beds.

The Sulu Provincial Hospital was established in 1916 with only thirty (30) beds
Sis decades later, its bed capacity grew into One hundred (100) beds. Again. after two
decades or in 1992, the bed capacity was increased to one hundred twenty-five (125) by
virtue of Republic Act No. 7366

Through the years, the number of patients, particularly the poor and the
underprivileged. who sought the services and were admitted to the provincial hospital had
increased significantly The existing 125-bed capacity provincial hospital cannot cope
With the ever-increasing number of patients and their diversified health needs, especially
those requiring confinement Increasing its bed capacity 10 200 beds and the
corresponding increase in the number of medical practitioners and health workers
employed in the hospital sill result in more patients being accommodated and better
served in the provincial hospital

The approval of this bill therefore will greatly benefit the poor patients, who had
been deprived of quality health care due to the skyrocketing hospital costs

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

5523

HOUSE BILL N

introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE SHERNEE A, TAN

AN ACT
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE SULU PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL,
IN THE MU IPALITY OF JOLO, PROVINCE OF SULU AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SEC. 1, The authorized bed capacity of the Sulu Provincial Hospital is hereby
increased from one hundred twenty-five (125) to two hundred (200) beds

SEC. 2. The Department of Health, in consultation with the Provincial Governor,
shall determine the number of plamtilla positions to be created and the service facilities
and professional health care services to be upgraded commensurate to the increase in the
number of bed capacity

SEC. 3. The increase in the bed capacity of the Sulu Provincial Hospital from one
hundred twenty-tive (125) beds to two hundred (200) beds shall be implemented within a
period of two (2) years from the approval of this Act

SEC. 4. 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

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

Approved,