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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS Wo INDEX
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. __ 10377

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE MANUEL ANTONIO F. ZUBIRI

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The government is still battling with COVID-19 and its variants. A few months back, when the
Delta Variant raged the country, the health sector almost collapsed. Many were left waiting on
the side of the road, on car parks and even in their own cars to be admitted to the hospital.
Others, had to commute or take a trip to far provinces just to have access to hospital services and
care. In worst-case scenarios and the more unfortunate ones, had to leave this life while waiting
for hospital mission in their own vehicles or along the corridors and carparks of these hospitals

Since this pandemic primarily attacks the respiratory system, news and reports of oxygen tank
and oxygen supplies ran low. With such commodity not common in the provinces, it is the
people who needed it most who were struck with its insufficiency. We came to know that not all
hospitals—most of them—do not have the capacity to produce their own oxygen hospital-wide
and oxygen tank supplies in them were not foreseen to accommodate the huge number of cases
brought about by the pandemic.

This experience we are having with the pandemic also opened our eyes that the government
should have its own oxygen facjlities to ensure the needs of hospitals and clinics. This is
especially true with the fact thyt the pandemic will not be over soon.

In view of the foregoing, th¢ immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

MANUEL ANTONIO F. ZUBIRI
Representati
Third District\ Bukidnon


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 10377

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE MANUEL ANTONIO F. ZUBIRI

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING AN OXYGEN PRODUCTION FACILITY IN MARAMAG, BUKIDNON,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND OTHER PURPOSES,

Section 1. Declaration of Policy. ~ Section 15, Article Il of the 1987 Constitution provides that
the State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health
consciousness among them, Related to this is the right of the people to be provided by the State
of proper health facilities and access to medical care.

Section 2. Establishment of Oxygen Production Facility. ~ An oxygen production facility is
hereby established in Maramag, Bukidnon tasked to harness, produce and store medical-grade
oxygen to supply the hospitals and clinics in the province for a reasonable fee.

Section 3. Maintenance. ~ The oxygen production facility shall be managed and improved by the
Local Government of Maramag. Maintenance and operation to ensure medical-grade quality
shall be in coordination and advisement with the Department of Health

Section 4. Specifications. — The specifications for the oxygen production facility shall be
provided by the Department of Health to ensure medical-grade quality

Section 5, Appropriations. — The appropriations needed to establish the oxygen production
facility shall be taken out of the current budget of the Department of Health. A separate budget to
accomplish this endeavor to completion shall be appropriated for this purpose in the next General
Appropriations Act.

Section 6. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason or reasons, any part or provision
of this Act shall be declared as unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions
hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Section 7. Repealing Clause. - All provisions of existing laws, orders, rules and
regulations or parts thereof which are in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect immediately upon its publication in
the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the
Philippines.

Approved,