Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS,
First Regular Session

1358

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by REP. SITTIE SHAHARA "BAI DIMPLE" |. MASTURA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The State recognizes the right of the people to an adequate standard of
health. Section 11 of Article XIII of the Constitution on Social Justice and Human
Rights provides that (t)he State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive
approach to health development which shall endeavour to make essential goods,
health and other social services available to all people at affordable cost. The
constitutional provision further provides that there shall be a priority for the needs of
the underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women and children, or the so called
vuinerable sectors of society.

Established in July 2006, the Iranon District Hospital in the Municipality of
Parang, Province of Maguindanao seeks to address the medical and health needs of
the people of Maguindanao. However, with the devolution of health services to local
government units, local government units are given the additional burden of
ensuring the health of their constituents. A perennial problem that confronts local
governance is the lack of resources in terms of health facilities and finances.

With the increasing number of patients, there is a need to provide better
health services and health facilities; parallel to the rapid increase in the population of
Maguindanao is an immediate demand for the creation of a 200-bed capacity District
Hospital

This proposed measure seeks to address this need by increasing the bed
capacity of Iranon District Hospital and upgrading its facilities, services and
workforce to enable it to meet the increasing demand of Maguindanaons for quality
health care.


In view of its vital importance, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought

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SITTIE S| "BAI DIMPLE”
|. MABJURA
Representative
First District of Maguindanao
with Cotabato City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1358

Introduced by REP. SITTIE SHAHARA "BAI DIMPLE" I. MASTURA

AN ACT
UPGRADING THE IRANON DISTRICT HOSPITAL INTO A SECONDARY LEVEL
HOSPITAL AND INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY FOR GENERAL CARE
SERVICES FROM SEVENTY (70) TO TWO HUNDRED (200), APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is the declared policy of the State that it
shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health
consciousness among them. Further, the State shall adopt an integrated and
comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make
essential goods, health and other social services to all the people at affordable cost.

SECTION 2. Objectives. The objectives of this Act are:

a) To improve and upgrade government health services and facilities for the benefit
of the public;

b) To provide all essential and quality health services to the people, especially the
sick, the poor and marginalized sectors of society; and

c) To improve and uplift the morale, social and economic well-being of health

workers.

SECTION 3. Upgrade to Secondary Level Hospital. The Iranon District
Hospital in the Municipality of Parang, Province of Maguindanao, is hereby upgraded
into a Level Il hospital.

SECTION 4. Establishment of 200 bed capacity. The seventy (70) bed
capacity of the Iranon District Hospital shall be increased to two hundred (200) beds.


Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development
plan, which shall be prepared by the Chief of Hospital of the Iranon District Hospital

SECTION 5. Upgrade of services and facilities. - The existing professional
health care services and facilities are hereby upgraded to conform with and be
commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided in Section 4 hereof.

SECTION 6. Increase in personnel. - The existing workforce of the Iranon
District Hospital, which includes doctors, nurses, other health care practitioners and
support personnel, shall be increased correspondingly.

SECTION 7. Funding Support. - The Provincial Government of Maguindanao
shall provide the necessary funds to support the increase in bed capacity of the Iranon
District Hospital and the corresponding upgrading of its facilities and services.

SECTION 8. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions
of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its
enactment into law and thereafter.

SECTION 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations - The Secretary of the
Department of Health (DOH) shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for
the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 10. Separability Clause - If any provision or part hereof is declared
unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force
and effect

SECTION 11. Repealing Clause - All laws, executive orders, decrees, issuances,
rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly

SECTION 12. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,