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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECEIVED
Quezon City E_ DATE August 13, 2025 0)

‘TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

Wo moe:
House Ril No,_ 3662 :

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE IAN PAUL L. DY

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This proposed bill aims to establish a public hospital to be known as ISABELA
THIRD DISTRICT HOSPITAL, with five hundred (500) bed capacity under the direct
supervision and subsidised by the Department of Health.

As envisioned in the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act of 2019, every Filipino
particularly the underprivileged shall have a service delivery of a primary care oriented and
integrated health care system. Hence, the establishment of a public hospital in the
Municipality of Alicia shall be a considerable relief to the growing population and will
cfficiently address the increasing medical and health challenges of the five (5) municipalities,
167 barangays of the Third District of Isabela and other disadvantaged arcas/ municipalities.
The Municipality of Alicia is geographically located and considered a business and financial
district.

Presently, there are only two (2) Level III Hospitals in the province of Isabela, the
Southern Isabela Medical Center (SIMC) situated at Santiago, Isabela, twenty six (26)
kilometers away and an hour travel from Alicia, Isabela, and the Gov. Faustino N. Dy Sr.
Memorial Hospital situated in llagan City, Isabela, a two (2) hour travel from Alicia Isabela,
even farther from other municipalities of the Third District of Isabela. Despite the presence of
three (3) community hospitals, multiple private hospitals, and nearby district hospitals, there
remains a shortage of equipment and resources needed for comprehensive medical care. With

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poverty remaining a significant barrier, patients in need of intensive care often cannot access
private hospital services. This demonstrates the critical need for government investment in
accessible and well equipped public hospitals to support emergency and life saving
interventions.

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

3rd District, Isabela

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

‘TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No,_3662

Introduced by REP. IAN PAUL L. DY

AN ACT

ESTABLISHING A HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALICIA, PROVINCE,

OF ISABELA, TO BE KNOWN AS ISABELA THIRD DISTRICT HOSPITAL, AND.
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the direct supervision of the
Department of Health, a five hundred (500) bed capacity hospital in the Municipality of
Alicia, Third District of the Province of Isabela, in accordance with the standards of the
Department of Health, to be known as ISABELA THIRD DISTRICT HOSPITAL.

SECTION 2. The Department of Health shall provide funding for the establishment
and operation of the ISABELA THIRD DISTRICT HOSPITAL. The Secretary of Health
shall include in the Department's subsidy program the operation and maintenance of the said
hospital in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 3. Before the construction of the hospital, the Secretary of Health shall
issue a written assurance that the personnel of the hospital will be appointed and that funds
for its maintenance and operation have been appropriated.

SECTION 4. The Secretary of Health shall promulgate the rules and regulations
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act within sixty (60) days from effectivity.

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SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

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