Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH (19") CONGRESS
34 Regular Session

no.11278

House Bil

Introduced by Hon. ALLEN JESSE C. MANGAOANG and
Hon. ELEANOR C. BULUT - BEGTANG

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to rename the Far North Luzon General Hospital and Training Center in Quirino,
Luna, Apayao into Elias K. Bulut Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.

‘On March 26, 1996, then Apayao Lone District Representative Elias K. Bulut, Sr. filed House Bill
No, 6726 which eventually passed into a law on February 23, 1998, specifically, Republic Act No.
8536 entitled “An Act Establishing the Far North Luzon General Hospital in Quirino, Municipality
of Luna, Province of Apayao, and Appropriating Funds Therefor”. After the establishment of Far
North Luzon General Hospital and Training Center (Farnorth), Honorable Elias K. Bulut, Sr
continued to support the hospital’s operation that led to resounding improvements. Today, Farnorth
is one of the leading healthcare service providers in the region and the far north.

Honorable Elias K. Bulut, Sr. is revered and declared as the “Provincial Hero” being a key figure
in the community ~ the Founder and Father of the Province of Apayao. Fondly called as “Sir
EKB”, he authored the bill separating the provinces of Kalinga and Apayao into two separate and
distinct provinces of Kalinga and Apayao. Sir EKB, during his tenure as the Representative of the
Lone District of Apayao, Governor of the Province of Apayao, and Mayor of the Municipality of
Apayao, also introduced transformational developments in the province of Apayao, uplifting the
lives of yApayaos.

To honor Sir EKB’s invaluable contributions to the community particularly in the health sector, to
keep his legacy alive and inspire the future generations, and with the favorable endorsements of
the health and local government sector, this representation deems it most appropriate to rename
Far North Luzon General Hospital and Training Center into Elias K. Bulut Memorial Hospital and
Medical Center.

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

ELEANOR C. BULUT/BES TANG
Representative
Lone District Of Kalinga Lone District of Apayao



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH (19") CONGRESS
3” Regular Session

House Bill No. 11276

Introduced by Hon. ALLEN JESSE C. MANGAOANG and
Hon, ELEANOR C. BULUT - BEGTANG

AN ACT RENAMING THE FAR NORTH LUZON GENERAL HOSPITAL AND
TRAINING CENTER LOCATED AT QUIRINO, LUNA, APAYAO INTO ELIAS K.
BULUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8536, ENTITLED “AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE
FAR NORTH LUZON GENERAL HOSPITAL IN QUIRINO, MUNICIPALITY OF
LUNA, PROVINCE OF APAYAO, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”

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

SECTION 1. The Far North Luzon General Hospital and Training Center in Quirino, Luna,
Apayao is hereby renamed as Elias K. Bulut Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.

SECTION 2. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 8536, entitled “An Act Establishing the Far
North Luzon General Hospital in Quirino, Municipality of Luna, Province of Apayao, and
Appropriating Funds Therefor” is hereby amended accordingly.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,