Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ____________ 
Introduced by: 
HON. KING GEORGE LEANDRO ANTONIO V. COLLANTES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to convert the Laurel Memorial District Hospital into a 
general hospital to be known as the Laurel Memorial General Hospital, 
increasing its bed capacity, upgrading the professional healthcare services 
and facilities, authorizing the increase of medical personnel and shall be 
under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health 
(DOH). 
The 1987 Philippine Constitution generally promotes the right of 
people to proper healthcare. This specifically indicates in Article II, Section 
15 provision of the Constitution "The State shall protect and promote the 
right to health of the people and instill consciousness among them". It was 
again mentioned in the Article XIII, Section II the importance of providing 
health care to the people by the government, which states "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 people at affordable cost. There shall be priority for 
the needs of the under-privileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women and 
children". 
It is imperative that we address this immediate need to upgrade our 
hospitals in order to cater the necessary health care needs of our people. 
Due to the increasing hospital occupancy rate especially this pandemic 
period, the local government cannot sustain the increasing demand of 
patients' confinement and the need for more hospital professionals and 
facilities. 
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In order to meet these demands, it is essential for the government to 
provide adequate support through modernization and upgrading of 
hospitals. 
Hence, the urgent need to improve the health care services of Laurel 
Memorial District Hospital by converting it into a level II general hospital. 
The passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
KING GEORGE LEANDRO ANTONIO V. COLLANTES 
Representative, 3rd District, Batangas 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______ 
Introduced by: HON. KING GEORGE LEANDRO ANTONIO V. COLLANTES 
AN ACT 
CONVERTING THE LAUREL MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN 
TANAUAN CITY, BATANGAS INTO A GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE 
KNOWN AS LAUREL MEMORIAL GENERAL HOSPITAL, INCREASING 
ITS BED CAPACITY, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE 
SERVICES AND FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF 
MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. The Laurel Memorial District Hospital in Tanauan City, 
Province ofBatangas, is hereby upgraded into Level II General Hospital to 
be known as the Laurel Memorial General Hospital (LMGH). It shall be 
under 
the 
full 
administrative, 
technical 
supervision, 
control 
and 
management of the Department of Health (DOH). 
The bed capacity of the general hospital is hereby increased from fifty 
(50) to one hundred (100) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall 
be consistent with the hospital development plan which shall be prepared 
by the hospital chief of the LMGH and submitted to the DOH to reflect the 
development goals of the hospital.
SEC. 2. The existing professional healthcare services and facilities of 
the LMGH are also hereby upgraded to conform with and be 
commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 1 
hereof.  
SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the LMGH, including doctors, 
nurses and support personnel shall be correspondingly increased to 
conform with Section 1 of this Act. 
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SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) shall 
immediately include in the Department's programs and implementation of 
this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the Annual General 
Appropriations Act. 
  
SEC. 5. If any provision of this Act may be declared invalid or 
inoperable, the remaining provisions hereof that are not affected shall 
remain in full force and effect. 
  
SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
  
 
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Approved,