Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City
|9th Congress
First Regular Session
House Bill No.                  52 93
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Introduced by HONORABLE PETER 8. MIGUEL
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AN ACT UPGRADING THE SOCCSKSARGEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (SGH) IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
SURALLAH, PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABAT0 TO A REGloNAL AND MEDICAL CENTER AND
INCREASING ITS AUTHORIZED BED CAPACITY TO TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) AND TO BE KNOWN
AS SOCCSKSARGEN REGIONAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (SRMC) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREOF
EXL_pIANATORyNprE
This  bill  seeks to  change the  name  of SOCCSKSARGEN  General  Hospital,  a  Department of Health
retained  hospital  facility  located  at  Crossing  Curva,  Barangay  Dajay,  Surallah,  South  Cotabato  to
SOCCSKSARGEN  REGloNAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (SRMC) and increase its authorized bed capacity
to Two Hundred Fifty (250) and upgrade its service facilities and professional health care for other
related purpose. This bill also seeks to make SMC as a Regional Hospital which will cater to patients
from all around Region 12. It is noteworthy that regional hospital serving Region 12, the Cotabato
Regional and Medical Center, is now under the jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
in  Muslim  Mindanao  (BARMM).  The  current  location  of the  proposed  SRMC  is  beneficial  for the
constituents of the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sarangani and Sultan Kudarat. The
same also applies for the cities of General Santos, Kidapawan, Koronadal and Tacurong.
Under the current government regulations, a government owned hospital can only increase its bed
capacitythroughanactofCongress.Hence,toensurethatgovernmenthospitalcontinuetoprovide
quality health care services, this bill seeks to increase the authorized bed capacity of the hospital to
Two Hundred Fifty (250).
BACKGROUND OF SOCcsl(SARGEN GENEFtAL HOSPITAL
ln 2012, the SOCCSKSARGEN General Hospital (SGH), formerly the Upper Valley Community Hospital
(UVCH),  was  built through  a  partnership  between the  Provincial  Government  of South  Cotabato
(PGSC) and San Miguel Corporation (SMC). It is locate.d at Crossing Curva, Baranagay Dajay, Surallah,
South Cotabato and initially operated with an Authorized Bed Capacity (ABC) of Eighteen (18) as an
Infirmary Hospital.


On October 26, 2018, then President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11102. "An Act
EstablishingtheSOCCSKSARGENGeneralHospital(SGH)intheMunicipalityofSurallah,Provinceof
South  Cotabato,  and  Appropriating  Hospital  Funds  Thereof."  The  Act  was  proposed  in  the  17th
Congress as House BiH No. 5881 by Representative Ferdinand  L. Hernandez, Second District, South
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confirmedthatthehospitalshaHbeestablishedfromtheexistingupperValleyCommunityHospital
(UVCH), Municipality of Surallah, Province of South Cotabato.
Meanwhile, the SGH sought the technical assistance of the Regulation and Licensing Enforcement
Division(RLED)ofDOH12foritsdirectiontoupgradeintoaLevel1Healthcarefacilitybutbecause
oftheCovid-19PandemicinApril2019,theSGHbecametheCovid-19lsolationFacilitymaintaining
the ABC of eighteen (18).
OnJune28,2019,aMemorandumofAgreementwasmadeandenteredintobythePGSCGovernor,
ReynaldoTamayo,Jr.andthenDOHSecretaryFranciscoDuqueHl.Thetwopartiesformallyheldto
discussthedraftofthelmplementingRulesandRegulations(lRR)oftheRepublicActNo.11102.
Subsequently,onSeptember16,2019,anAdministrativeOrderNo.2019-0037wasissuedbySec.
Duque  on  the  lRR  of R.A.  No  11102.  With  this  development,  the  Transition  Committee  for the
planningoftheTurn-overwascomposedthroughtheDOHRegionalPersonnelOrderNo.3380and
series of meetings were held.
OnJanuary2021,theDepartmentofBudgetandManagementissuedtheNoticeOfOrganization,
StaffingandCompensationAction(NOSCA)withserialno.150609fortheOneHundredFortyFour
(144)plantillapositionsandtheMOOEappropriationfortheoperationoftheSGHanditsupgrading.
TheselectionandhiringprocessofthesaidplantillaitemswasadministeredbytheCHD12andtheir
appointments took effect on July 01, 2021.
But in January 2022, the SGH  License to Operate was downgraded from  Infirmary to Community
Isolation  Facility (Clu) limiting its operation for Mild Covid Cases. With this status, the turnover of
the facility from PGSC to DOH became apparent.
OnJune24,2022,GovernorReynaldoS.Tamayo,Jr.turnedoverSGHtotheMedicalCenterChief,
Dr.Cer"Magbanua-Borromeo,themanagementandfacilityoftheSOCCSKSARGENGeneralHospital
with the  Usufruct Agreement signed by the parties. SGH then was issued  by RLED the  License to
OperateaslnfirmaryHealthCarelnstitutionwithanAuthorizedBedCapacityofFifty(50).
BALI_ONALE FOR THE INCREASE IN BED CAPAJEH±
TheSOCCSKSARGENGeneralHospital(SGH)aimstoprovidethe4.9millionFilipinosinRegionXHof
animprovedaccesstoitsmedicalservicesaswellastoitsmodemhealthfacility.
The  SGH  and  the  other public  hospitals today are  confronting challenges  mainly  because  of:  (1)
deficient  infrastructure,  (2)  deficient  manpower,  (3)  unmanageable  patient  load,  (4)  equivocal
quality of services, (5) high out of pocket expenditure.


TobetterservetheuppervalleycommunitiesofSouthCotabatoandtheentireregion,theneedto
upgrade SGH is because of the following objectives:
1.    To  provide  better access and utilization of quality and  comprehensive health  and  referral
services;
2.    To decongest the South Cotabato Provincial Hospital;
3.   To increase the Recovery Rate of patients;
4.   To lower the morbidity and mortality rate in South Cotabato; and
5.TodeliverqualityhealthservicestothepeopleofSouthCotabatoandtheentireRegionXH
The Philippine Health Agenda (PHA) and World Health Organization  (WHO) has identified that the
ideal hospital bed to population ration is 1:800. With the current situation in South Cotabato, the
current hospital bed to population ration is 1:1500, way below the ideal standards.
IncreasingthebedcapacityofSGHtoatleast250bedswillnotonlyclosethegapratiobutwillalso
beincompliancewiththestandardsetbythePHAandtheWH0intheidealratioforbedcapacity
per population  and wiH also strengthen the delivery of quality health  services  in this part of the
Country.
Inviewoftheforegoing,theentireconstituentsoftheProvinceofCotabato,especiallyfromthe2nd
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District, the immediate passage of this Bill is earnestly sought.
ER a. MIGUEL
Representative, 2nd District, South Cotabato.


Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City
|9th Congress
First Regular Session
House Bill No.                      5293
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Introduced by HONORABLE PETER a. MIGUEL
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AN  ACT  UPGRADING  THE  SOCCSKSARGEN  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  (SGH)  lN  THE  MUNICIPALITY  OF
SURALLAH,   PROVINCE   OF   SOUTH   COTABATO  TO  A   REGIONAL  AND   MEDICAL  CENTER  AND
INCREASINGITSAUTIIORIZEDBEDCAPACITYTOTWOHUNDREDFIF"(250)ANDTOBEl(MOWN
AS  SOCCSKSARGEN   REGIONAL  AND   MEDICAL  CENTER   (SRMC)  AND  APPROPRIATING   FUNDS
THEREOF
Bne<<:tmehn[:::ed  by  the  Senate  and  the  House  Of  Representatives  Of  the  Philippines  in  Congress
assembled..
Secti.on£.          Short   rit/e..   This   Act   shaH   be   known   as   "The   SOCCSKSARGEN   Expansion   and
Development Act of 2022"
Section 2:
Section 3:
Section 4..
Section 5..
The   name   of   SOCCSKSARGEN   General    Hospital   (SGH)   is   hereby   changed   to
SOCCSKSARGEN  Regional and Medical Center (SRMC).
The SOCCSKSARGEN  Regional and  Medical  Center (SRMC)  shall  continue to exist as
Department of Health (DOH) retained hospital.
Medt.co/CenterServl.cos..ThemandateofSOCCSKSARGENMedicalCenter(SRMC)is
herebyexpandedintoamedicalcentergearedtowardscompleteandcomprehensive
healthcare  to  include  adults  and  elderlies.  Hence,  the  services  include  Pediatrics
(Developmental,     Pediatrics-Infectious,     Pediatrics-Cardio,     Pediatrics-AIlergology,
Pediatrics-Endocrinology),   Obstetrics  and   Gynecology,   Family   Medicine,   Surgery
(General,   Orthopedic,  Ophthalmology  and   ENT),   Internal   Medicine  (Cardiology,
Pulmonology, Diabetology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology,
Neurology and Infectious Disease) and Dental Medicine.
Bed Capoc/.ty.. The Authorized  Bed  Capacity (ABC)  of SOCCSKSARGEN  Regional  and
Medical Center (SRMC) is hereby increased to not less than Two Hundred Fifty (250)
beds  and  as  determined  by  the  Department  of  Health  (DOH)  and  its  expanded
mandate.  It  shall  continue to  improve  its  services  in  achieving towards  a  medical
center hospital facility.


Section 6:
Section 7:
Section 8:
The   existing   service   facilities   and    professional    health    care   services   of   the
SOCCSKSARGEN   Regional   and   Medical   Center   (SRMC)   are   hereby   upgraded   to
conform with and be commensurate to the bed capacity increase as provided for in
Section  5  hereof.  The  Department  of  Health  (DOH)  shall  allow  and  assist  in  the
development and upgrading of SMC 's healthcare program and specialized services.
P/clnfi.//a Posit/.ons.. The existing workforce shall also be increased correspondingly as
proper  and  commensurate  to  its  approved  authorized  bed  capacity  provided  in
Section  3  of this  Act.  The  DOH,  in  coordination  with  Department  of  Budget  and
Management   (DBM)   and   Civil   Service   Commission   (CSC),   shall   determine   the
additional plantilla positions to be created and filled up upon prior consultation with
SMC.
Expans/.on rrans/i/.on Comm/.tree.. There shall be an Expansion Transition Committee
which shall be composed of the Department of Health, through its Regional Director,
theMedicalChiefofsRMC,andthemedicalandnon-medicalpersonnelthroughtheir
legal or duly designated representatives. The Committee shall be tasked to perform
the following:
A.   Expons/.on P/an.. The expansion scheme, including the proposed time-table for the
same,  shall  be  carried  out  under an  expansion  plan  drawn  by the  committee
under the supervision of the Central Office of the DOH.
8.    Orgoni.zofi.onai/ and Sfa#ing Pclttem.. The organizational and staffing pattern of
SMC  shall  be  followed  by  the  Committee  subject  to  the  evaluation  of  Health
Human
Service
(DBM).
Resources Development Bureau of the Department of Health (DOH), Civil
Commission  (CSC),  and  the  Department  of  Budget  and  Management
Secti.on 9..          rmns/er of Assets and [t.obt./fti.es.. All  personnel,  medical  and  non-medical  records,
records, assets and properties including facilities, land, buildings and equipment and
improvements thereof acquired by SOCCSKSARGEN General Hospital (SGH) as well as
liabilities  and  obligations  are  hereby transferred  to  SOCCSKSARGEN  Regional  and
Medical Center (SRMC).
Section 10..
Section 11:
Securi.ty a/ Tenure.. The position, seniority and security and other rights of tenure of
medical  and   non-medical   personnel  of  SGH  shall  continue  to  be  honored  and
respected under the SOCCSKSARGEN Regional and Medical Center (SRMC).
Approprt.arfi.ons.. 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.


Section 12:
Section 13:
Section 14:
APPROVED.
Supp/emenfclryfund/.ng..TheDepartmentofHealth,incoordinationwithitsRegional
Office  and  Local  Government  Units,  shaH  also  prepare  mechanisms  for  sourcing
supplementary funds to augment the operations of SRMC.
Repeo//.ng C/cluse.. All  laws,  decrees,  rules and  regulations inconsistent with this Act
shall be deemed amended or repealed accordingly.
E#ectJ.v/.fy  C/ouse..  This  Act  shall  take  effect  after  its  complete  publication  in  the
Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.