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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4048

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by HONORABLE BENHUR L. SALIMBANGON
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to upgrade and modernize as well as to increase the bed capacity of
Severo Verallo Memorial District Hospital, a secondary hospital located at Barangay
Taytayan, City of Bogo, Province of Cebu, from a 50 bed capacity to a 100 bed capacity
hospital.

This bill is a re-filed bill. This was first filed during the 14" and 15" Congresses.
During the said Congresses, the bill was deliberated until it reached on third reading at
the Senate. Unfortunately, it was never passed.

Our people in the province suffer not only from inadequate health care services
but also from the lack of necessary facilities and equipment in the district hospitals
stationed therein, if there be any.

Such a predicament or problem exists in the 4" district of the province of Cebu.

Severo Verallo Memorial District Hospital was established to cater for the
medical requirements and to service the health care needs of the people of the 4" District
of Cebu Province, comprising of the City of Bogo and the Municipalities of Tabogon.
Tabuelan, San Remegio, Medellin, Daanbantayan, Sta. Fe, Madridejos and Bantayan.
‘Thus, the facility is addressing the health care needs, medical and surgical needs of the
residents, including their families, of one (1) city and (8) municipalities.

For several years now, the hospital administration and its personnel have been
trying their best to carry out the mandate of the hospital despite its limited budget and
capacity as well as lack of necessary facilities, equipments, notwithstanding the daily
swarm patients. In fact, in some instances, emergency cases at that, the patients are often
referred {© the much better equipped hospitals in the City of Cebu, which is
approximately 100 kilometers away, because the hospital could not medically attend to
the patients who come in due to lack of the necessary facilities or equipments therein.
This situation clearly aggravates the sufferings of the patients who need immediate and
efficient medical attention for the simple and obvious reason that they have to shoulder
additional expenses for transportation.



The hospital therefore must be upgraded & modernized and its bed capacity
increased to accommodate the rising number of patients and to address their medical
needs sufficiently and efficiently. There must be priority for the needs of the unprivileged
sick, elderly, disabled, woman and children considering that the collective health of
people affects, to a great extent, the success of the overall socio-economic development
efforts of the country, Otherwise stated, the government must deliver better and efficient
health and medical services to areas where these are wanting.

Upgrading, modernizing, and increasing the bed capacity of SeveroVerallo
Memorial District Hospital will be more responsive to the needs of the community in
order that the hospital may cater to more patients from the District as well as to the
neighboring areas.

Hence, the early passage and approval of this bill is highly recommended.

BENHUR L. SALIMBANGON



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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILL No, 4048

Introduced by HONORABLE BENHUR L. SALIMBANGON,

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE UPGRADE AND MODERNIZATION AS
WELL AS INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF SEVERO VERALLO
MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL AT TAYTAYAN, CITY OF BOGO,
PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM 50 TO 100 BED CAPACITY AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE,

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

Section 1. _ The Severo Verallo Memorial District Hospital in Taytayan, City
of Bogo, Province of Cebu, is hereby modernized and upgraded from a 50 bed capacity
secondary hospital into 100 bed capacity which shall be under the direct technical
operation and administration of the Department of Health.

Section 2. The Department of Health shall issue and promulgate such rules
and regulations as deemed necessary for the evaluation, approval and implementation of
this Act.

Section 3. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be
charged to the appropriations of the Department of Health under the current General
Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such amount as may be deemed necessary in the annual
General Appropriations Act.

Section 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,