Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No. 7123

Introduced by Hon. Francis Gerald Aguinaldo Aba

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The State is mandated to protect, provide and promote the health of the Filipino people
and to ensure that every person is given quality health care. It is enshrined under Section
11, Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution that, ‘The State shall adopt an integrated and
comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make essential
goods, health and other social services available to all the people at affordable cost. There
shall be priority for the needs of the underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women, and
children. The State shall endeavor to provide free medical care to paupers.’

The Kawit Kalayaan Hospital, located in the Municipality of Kawit, is currently sitting as a
Level 1 District Hospital with a bed capacity of twenty-five (25). There is a dire need to
upgrade this Level 1 District Hospital into a Level 2 District Hospital due to an increase in
the medical needs and demands of the people of the 1st District of Cavite and its
neighboring municipalities.

This bill seeks to increase the bed capacity from twenty-five (25) to one hundred (100) to
meet the health needs and growing population in Cavite and to provide quality, affordable
and accessible health care services, especially the marginalized sector in the community.
As there are families who are financially constrained to travel and transfer to a neighboring
municipality or to a bigger hospital whenever the facility is unable to accept further
admission, it will be costly and difficult for them to be given immediate medical response.
It is imperative to address the growing public health challenges to ensure the health and
well-being of the people of Cavite. We must deeply recognize the seriousness of the State
in providing every Filipino with an efficient and convenient delivery of medical services.

This is the most opportune time to upgrade and convert the Kawit Kalayaan Hospital due
to the ongoing pandemic and to conform with the policy of the State in providing quality
health care services.

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

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FRANCIS GERALD AGUINALDO ABAYA
Representative, First District, Cavite


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No. 7123

Introduced by Hon. Francis Gerald Aguinaldo Abaya

AN ACT UPGRADING THE KAWIT KALAYAAN HOSPITAL IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF KAWIT INTO A LEVEL II DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND
INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) TO ONE HUNDRED
(100), AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The Kawit Kalayaan Hospital in the Municipality of Kawit, Cavite is hereby
upgraded into a Level Il District Hospital, under the direct supervision and control of the
Department of Health (DOH).

The authorized bed capacity of the Kawit Kalayaan Hospital is hereby increased from
twenty-five (25) to one hundred (100) beds.

The Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) shall implement the increase in bed
capacity of the Kawit Kalayaan Hospital within a period of one (1) year from the approval
of this Act.

SECTION 2. The existing hospital facilities and professional health care services of the
Kawit Kalayaan Hospital are hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to
the increase in bed capacity. The number of medical personnel shall be correspondingly

increased.

SECTION 3. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department's
programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the
annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4. Within sixty (60) days after the approval of this Act, the DOH shall
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this
Act.

SECTION 5. All laws, decrees, executive orders and other presidential issuances which
are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official


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