EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ' 
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First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E
S. B. No. 
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Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE JOSE B. LINGAD MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL 
SATELLITE EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CENTER, TO BE KNOWN AS THE 
JOAQUIN VILLANUEVA EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CENTER
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 11, Article X III of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall 
adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development which shall 
endeavor to make health and social services available to all people. An essential 
component of which involves the provision of facilities and systems to address medical 
emergencies, crises and precarious situations.
In Central Luzon, the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital, with 
authorized capacity of 500 beds, is currently providing the necessary access to medical 
services within the region. However, since the Hospital is located in San Fernando, 
Pampanga, residents in the neighboring provinces within the region, such Bulacan, 
would have to travel for hours just to reach the Hospital. Thus, there is a need to 
establish satellite medical centers to ensure delivery of quality medical services to all 
regardless of their location.
This measure seeks to establish the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital 
Satellite Emergency and Trauma Center, primarily oriented to provide medical 
treatment and assistance to the residents of Bulacan and nearby provinces.


This health facility will be named after Joaquin Villanueva, an Olympic sprinter 
from the province of Bulacan who represented the country at the Far Eastern Games 
for four consecutive years in the 1920s, became a World War II veteran and faced 
perilous life-or-death situations with bravery and unwavering patriotism for the 
Philippines.
Immediate passage of this bill is of utmost importance.
NY ANGARA


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
S E N A T E  
S. B. No. 1 0 6 0
o( t(,f * rfrft;,rP
•19 
SEP 17 
P4 34
RECtU-DoV __
Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE JOSE B. LINGAD MEMORIAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL 
SATELLITE EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CENTER, TO BE KNOWN AS THE 
JOAQUIN VILLANUEVA EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CENTER
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House o f Representatives in Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Establishment -  There shall be established an additional facility to
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the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital Satellite Emergency and Trauma
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Center, known as the Joaquin Villanueva Emergency and Trauma Center, with a
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minimum capacity of one hundred (100) beds, to be located in Bocaue, province of
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Bulacan.
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Sec. 2. Administration. -  The Joaquin Villanueva Emergency and Trauma Center
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shall be under full administrative and technical supervision of the Department of
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Health, which shall progressively increase its operating fund, upgrade its medical
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equipment and facilities, and construct the necessary infrastructure to implement the
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provisions of this Act.
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Sec. 3. Operation and Maintenance. -  The Secretary of Health shall include in
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the Department's program the establishment and operationalization of the Joaquin
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Villanueva Emergency and Trauma Center.
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Sec. 4. Appropriations. -  The amount needed for the implementation of this
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Act shall be included in the budget of the Department of Health in the annual General
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Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment to law and thereafter.
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Sec. 5. Separability. -  If any portion of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the
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remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in force and
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effect.


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Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. -  Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
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order, letter of instruction, rule or regulation inconsistent with the provisions of this
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Act is hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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Sec. 7. Effectivity. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
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publication in the Official Gazette or in any two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,