Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES {|= _paTE August 12, 2025 {p
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‘TWENTIETH CONGRESS —Jonah_
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3606

Introduced by Representative
LEODY “ODIE” F. TARRIELA.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The Municipality of San Jose in the Province of Occidental Mindoro is a first
class municipality with a population of more than 150,000. Albeit not the provincial
capital, San Jose serves as one of the major urban centers of Occidental Mindoro,
housing the province’s only commercial airport, and one of its two main seaports. In
terms of healthcare, San Jose also serves as the main go-to place for residents of other
municipalities in need of medical treatment.

At present, residents obtain their basic healthcare needs from the municipality’s
district hospital which lacks the necessary facilities and personnel to cater the growing
population, especially those needing critical care. Patients in need of advanced
treatment are often brought to private hospitals in Oriental Mindoro located some 5-6
hours away on the other side of the island.

The establishment of a Tertiary Hospital in the Municipality of San Jose will
provide more than 150,000 residents access to tertiary healthcare services such as
consultations with specialists in medicine, pediatrics, ob-gyne, and surgery. The
hospital will also have emergency and outpatient services, isolation facilities, surgical
and maternity facilities, departmental clinical services, general ICU, high risk
pregnancy unit, NICO, dental clinic, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit,
‘Ambulatory Surgical Clinic, and Dialysis Clinic. Ancillary services such as tertiary
clinical laboratory with histopathology, blood bank and 3" level X-ray will also be
provided.

With this Bill, residents of San Jose and other nearby municipalities who are in
need of basic, emergency, or maintenance healthcare will no longer have to travel for
Jong hours to other municipalities/provinces to receive treatment.

In view of the foregoing, the approval of this proposed measure is earnestly
sought.

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BODY “ODIE” F. TARRIELA
Representative
Ldne District, Occidental Mindoro

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No._ 3606

Introduced by Representative
LEODY “ODIE” F. TARRIELA

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AN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, A TERTIARY HOSPITAL, TO BE KNOWN AS.
THE SAN JOSE GENERAL HOSPITAL, 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 San Jose, Province
of Occidental Mindoro a tertiary hospital, to be knowns the San Jose General Hospital,
which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health
(DOH).

Section 2. The DOH shall develop a hospital development plan to define the
service capacity, developmental goals and targets of the hospital. Any future increase
in bed capacity and upgrading of health care facilities, service capability, and human
source complement shall be based on the hospital development plan.

Section. 3. The DOH shall consult the local government in the Province of
Occidental Mindoro and the Municipality of San Jose, and the other stakeholders in
determining the site of the hospital.

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.

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Scetion. 5. If any provision of part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the

remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

Section. 6. All laws, executive orders, issuances, 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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