Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No, 6516

Introduced by HON. MA. THERESA V. COLLANTES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to increase the hospital bed of Martin Marasigan Memorial Hospital in
the Municipality of Cuenca, Province of Batangas from Twenty-Five (25) beds to Eighty (80)
beds.

The 1987 Philippine Constitution greatly promotes the right of people to proper health
care. This is specifically indicated 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 11 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.”

Itis imperative that we address the immediate need to upgrade our hospitals in order to
cater to the health care needs of our people. Due to the increasing hospital occupancy rate, the
local government cannot sustain the increasing demand of the patients for hospital facilities
and health care professionals.

In order to meet these demands, it is important that the government provide them with
adequate support in terms of modern equipment, upgraded facilities and hospital employees.

Hence, the urgent need to improve the health care services of the Martin Marasigan
Memorial Hospital by increasing its hospital bed from 25 to 80, upgrading its facilities and
professional health care.

‘The passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

HON. MA. THERESA V. COLLANTES:


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress

First Regular ras 6

House Bill No.

Introduced by HON. MA. THERESA V. COLLANTES

AN ACT
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE MARTIN MARASIGAN MEMORIAL.
HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CUENCA, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS
FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) TO EIGHTY (80) BEDS, UPGRADING THE SERVICE
FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE THEREIN, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

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

SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Martin Marasigan Memorial Hospital
in the Municipality of Cuenca, Province of Batangas is hereby increased from Twenty-Five
(25) to Eighty (80).

SEC. 2. Existing service facilities and professional health care services are also hereby
upgraded to conform with and commensurate to the bed capacity increase as provided in
Section | as above-cited.

SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the Martin Marasigan Memorial Hospital shall also
be correspondingly increased. The Department of Health, in coordination with the Department
of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission, shall determine the additional
positions to be created and filled up upon consultation with the Martin Marasigan Memorial
Hospital.

‘SEC. 4. The increase in bed capacity of the Martin Marasigan Memorial Hosptial from
‘Twenty-Five (25) to Eighty (80) beds shall be implemented for a period of not more than three
(3) years from the approval of this Act.

SEC. 5. 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.

Approved.