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19th Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 2341

Introduced by Rep. Maria Vanessa C. Aumentado

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In his first State of the Nation Address, the President vowed to establish more
specialty hospitals in the other parts of the country. Records reveal that pneumonia is one
of the leading cause of death among Filipinos, highlighted by the covid19-pandemic. Thus
this bill seeking the establishment of a Lung Center of the Philippines in the Province of
Bohol.

The Lung Center of the Philippines was established through Presidential Decree
No. 1823 on January 16, 1981 to provide the Filipino people state-of ~art specialized care
for lung and other chest diseases.

The Center was inaugurated on January 23, 1982 as a tertiary level hospital with
the view of anticipated health problems of respiratory in nature on a national coverage as.
a coordinated effort of the Ministry of Health, other government agencies and the private
sector committed to health.

Pneumonia is the infection of both lungs, it claims the lives of approximately 57,000
Filipinos every year. For several decades respiratory diseases have been the priority
concern, having been one of the leading causes of illness and death in the country.
According to Philippines Statistics Authority’s data around 66 Filipinos die every minute
or around 1,591 per day. Leading causes of death are Ischemic Heart disease and Cancer
among the top two followed by Pneumonia in the third spot.

Statistic shows that out of 582, 183 registered deaths in 2016, 74,134 cases or
12.7% of the total was due to Ischemic Heart Disease, Cancer logged 60,470 cases or
10.4 percent while Pneumonia logged 57,809 cases or 9.9 percent both for male and
female.


This bill seeks to establish a Lung Center of the Philippines in the Province of Bohol
to bring quality and specialized medical services and research closer to lung related
disease patients in the said regions.

In general, patients from the Visayan region will benefit from the establishment of
the hospital facilities since they will not be burdened with additional expenses when they
seek treatment at the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City. The Lung Center's
services will be available to all Filipinos countrywide since it will be established in Bohol,
a very strategic location of the country.

Hence, approval of the bill is earnestly sought.

MARIA VANESSA C. AUMENTADO


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

19th Congress
First Regular Session

2341

House Bill No.

Introduced by Rep. Maria Vanessa C. Aumentado

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A LUNG CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE PROVINCE OF
BOHOL, AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 4 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1823 ,
ENTITLED: AN ACT CREATING THE LUNG CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES,
PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR.

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

SECTION 1. Creation of the Lung Center of the Philippines. There is hereby
created a trust under the name and style of Lung Center of the Philippines, which SHALL
BE ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAIN TWO (2) HOSPITAL FACILITIES, ONE (1) FOR
LUZON WHICH SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, ONE
FOR THE VISAYAS TO BE LOCATED IN BOHOL, which, subject to the provisions of
this Decree, By Laws and Objectives of the Lung Center of the Philippines, Inc., duly
registered (reg. No. 85886) with Securities and Exchange Commission of the Republic of
the Philippines, by the Office of the President, in coordination with the [Ministry of Human
Settlements] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Sec. 2. Section 4 of Presidential Decree No. 1832, is hereby amended to read as
follows:

Section 11. Government Subsidy and Contribution. The THE
SUM AMOUNT OF ONE BILLION (P1,000,000,000.00) PESOS SHALL BE
APPROPRIATED FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EACH
HOSPITAL FACILITIES OF THE LUNG CENTERS OF THE PHILIPPINES,
INCLUDING THE LAND ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND THE
ACQUISITION OF HOSPITAL EQUIPMENTS, FURNITURES, FIXTURES,
AND PERSONNEL SERVICES. Thereafter, the necessary amount to


‘support the continued operation and maintenance of the FACILITIES shall be
included in the ANNUAL General Appropriations Act FOR THE CONTINUED
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT AND RELEASED, SUBJECT TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT.

Sec. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Board of Trustees shall formulate
the implementing rules and regulations to carry out the implementation of this Act.

Sec. 4. Separability Clause. — If, for any reason, any part or provision of this Act
is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining provisions hereof which are not
affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. — Alllaws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations or portions thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed,
amended or modified accordingly.

Sec. 6. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,