Republic or the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 8030
Introducedby:REP.RUTHMARIANO-HERNAINDEZ
ANACTESTABLISHINGALEVEL111GENERALHOSPITALINTHEMUNICIPALITY0F
BAY,PROVINCE0FLAGUNA,TOBEENO'\^INASTHELAGUNAREGI0NAL
HOSPITAL,UNDERTHEDIRECTCONTROLANDSUPERVISI0N0FTHE
DEPARTMENT0FHEALTH,ANDAPPROPRIATINGFUNDSTHEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This bill seeks to establish a Level 111 or tertiary general hospital in the Municipality of
Bay,ProvinceofLaguna,tobeknownastheLagunaRegionalHospital,underthedirect
control  and  supervision  of the  Department of Health  (DOH),  and  appropriates  funds
therefor,
The establishment of the Laguna Regional Hospital is in line with the recognition of the
necessityforacriticaltertiaryreferralhospitalintheprovinceofLagunainconsideration
ofpresentandfutureneeds,especiallythoseoftheneediestsectors.
The  establishment  of  the   Laguna  Regional   Hospital  is  also  in  alignment  with  the
Philippine Health Facility Development Plan (PHFDP) 2020-2040, which aims to improve
access to  primary care  for Filipinos and  close the gap  for tertiary bed  needs, medical
equipment, among others.
The PHFDP 2020-2040 identifies the Calabarzon region as having the highest need for
tertiary beds  among all  regions, and  the highest demand  for medical  equipment. The
regionalsohasthehighestnumberofdeaths,inparticular,thehighestinfant,maternal,
and Covid-19 deaths.
Moreover, while it is the fourth most highly populated province in the country, there is
yet  no  public  tertiary  hospital  in  Laguna.  The  nearest  public  tertiary  hospital  is  in
Batangas City, in the province of Batangas, and Trece Martires City, in the province of
Cavite.  However,  these  government-owned  tertiary  hospitals  are  facing  increasing
pressureduetoincreasingpopulationandgapsinhealthcareservicesacrosstheregion.


The  establishment  of the  Laguna  Regional  Hospital  can  help  alleviate  this  situation.
Putting the  new tertiary  general  hospital  under the  control  and  supervision  of DOH
allows the  department to  efficiently integrate  it into  the  region's  referral  healthcare
services network, The Laguna Regional Hospital can serve as a referral hospital and can
help  lessen  the  pressure  for  other  government-owned  tertiary  level  hospitals  in  the
region as the demand for their services increases, considering that the population of the
region is predicted to increase in the coming years,
The  Laguna  Regional  Hospital  shall  be  critical  also  because  of its  location  as  being
immediately   south   of   the   national   metropolitan   area,   and   accessible   to   many
municipalities in nearby provinces of Cavite, Batangas and Quezon. With the expected
improvement of transportation modes in the Laguna Lake and its vicinities, the Laguna
Regional Hospital can also easily be accessible to Rizal and National Capital Region.
The  hospital  development  plan  shall  guide  any  future  increase  in  bed  capacity  and
upgrading  of  healthcare  services  and  facilities.  The  DOH  shall  be  responsible  for
developing a specialty or multi-specialty center within the Laguna Regional Hospital in
accordance  with  DOH  guidelines.  This  center will  also  provide specialized  healthcare
services to patients in need.
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO.
8030
Introduced by: REP. RUTII MARIANO-HERNANDEZ
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A LEVEL Ill GENERAL HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
BAY, PROVINCE 0F LAGUNA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LAGUNA REGIONAL
HOSPITAL, UNDER THE DIRECT CONTROL AIND SUPERVISION 0F THE
DEPARTMENT 0F HEALTH, 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 Bay, Province of Laguna, a
levelthree(tertiary)generalhospitaltobeknownastheLagunaRegionalHospital,which
shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).
Section 2. There shall also be developed a specialty or multi-specialty center within the
Laguna Regional Hospital in accordance with DOH guidelines.
Sectlon3.Anyfutureincreaseinbedcapacityandupgradingofhealthcareservicesand
facilities shall be based on the hospital development plan which shall be prepared by the
DOH.
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.
Section5.IfanyprovisionorpartofthisActisdeclaredunconstitutional,theremaining
partsorprovisionsnotaffectedshallremaininfullforceandeffect.
Section 6. All laws, executive orders, issuances, and 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,
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