Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Twentieth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2083 
Introduced by Representative Antonio “Tonypet” T. Albano 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The basic unit of the functionality of a community is its people. According to 
Article XIII Section 11 of 1987 Constitution, 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.  
This bill seeks to establish a level 1 general hospital with a ten-bed capacity 
in the Municipality of Divilacan, Province of Isabela to be known as the Divilacan 
General Hospital, which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the 
Department of Health (DOH).  
The Municipality of Divilacan is a second (2nd) class municipality in the 
province of Isabela with a total population of five thousand eight hundred twenty-
seven (5,827) subdivided in twelve (12) barangays. It is one of the four (4) coastal 
towns in the province and is accessible via sea and air. The only health facility that 
caters health services in the area is the Rural Health Unit (RHU) and the nearest 
hospital is located at the Municipality of Palanan which takes three (3) hours travel 
by boat in the sea.  
There is a need to establish a hospital in the Municipality of Divilacan in 
order to make medical services available, accessible and affordable to the residents. 
The hospital will cater to the health needs of the residents in the Municipality of 
Divilacan and its neighboring town, the Municipality of Maconacon.  
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
ANTONIO “TONYPET” T. ALBANO 
July 17, 2025
4:00 pm


Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Twentieth Congress 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2083 
Introduced by Representative Antonio “Tonypet” T. Albano 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A LEVEL 1 GENERAL HOSPITAL WITH A TEN BED 
CAPACITY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DIVILACAN, PROVINCE OF 
ISABELA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DIVILACAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, 
PLACING UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Establishment of a Level 1 General Hospital –
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There is hereby established a level 1 general hospital with a ten-bed 
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capacity in the Municipality of Divilacan, Province of Isabela to be 
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known as the Divilacan General Hospital, which shall be under the 
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direct control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH). 
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Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the 
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hospital development plan. 
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SECTION 2. Funding Source – The secretary of the DOH shall 
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immediately include in the Department's program the implementation 
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of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual 
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General Appropriations Act. 
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SECTION 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations – The 
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Department of Health shall formulate the rules and regulations 
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necessary to carry out the purposed of this Act within ninety (90) 
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days from effectivity. 
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SECTION 4. Separability Clause – If any provision or part of 
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this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provision 
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not affected shall remain in full force and effect. 
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SECTION 5. Repealing Clause – All laws, decrees, executive 
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orders, and other presidential issuance which are inconsistent with 
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this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 6. Effectivity Clause – This Act shall take effect 
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fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a 
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newspaper of general circulation 
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Approved,