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NINETEENTH CONGRESS Wo acer’

Third Regular Session

House BILLNo. 11324

Introduced by REP. JEFFERSON F. KHONGHUN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article XIII, Section 11 of the 1987 Constitution mandates the State to adopt an
integrated and comprehensive approach to health development, ensuring that essential
goods, health, and other social services are available to all people at an affordable cost.
The fundamental law further underscores prioritizing the needs of the underprivileged,
sick, elderly, disabled, women, and children, and exerting efforts to provide free medical
care.

Consequently, the State should invest in establishing more healthcare facilities to ensure
universal access to quality medical services.

This bill seeks to establish a Level 1 General Hospital, to be known as Subic General
Hospital, under the administrative and technical supervision of the Department of Health.
The need to build more hospitals and health centers has become more urgent amidst
the emergence of infectious diseases and the increasing prevalence of lifestyle and
degenerative diseases.

Currently, there are no other government hospitals in the area. Subic, a municipality in
the province of Zambales, has a population of 111,912 people and a density of 390
inhabitants per square kilometer according to the 2020 census. Among the 13
municipalities in Zambales, Subic has the highest number of households, with 28,202 as
of 2022. A Level 1 General Hospital is envisioned to address the medical needs of the
people of Subic and its neighboring municipalities, significantly enhancing the local
government's capacity to meet the healthcare needs of its growing population.

While Subic's scores in the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index from 2019 to
2023, in terms of health infrastructure, have shown improvement, sustained government
efforts are necessary to maintain and build upon these achievements.

Republic of the Philippines


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

House BILL No. 11324

Introduced by REP. JEFFERSON F. KHONGHUN

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SUBIC, PROVINCE OF
ZAMBALES, A GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE SUBIC
GENERAL HOSPITAL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1. There shall be established in the Municipality of Subic, Province
of Zambales, a level 1 grade hospital to be known as Subic General Hospital,
which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Department of
Health (DOH).

See. 2. Any future increase in bed capacity, healthcare facilities, service
capability, and human resource complement shall be based on the hospital
development plan which shall be prepared by the DOH.

Sec, 3. The Secretary of the DOH shall immediately include in the
Department’s program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

See. 4. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the
remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and
effect.

Sec. 5. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,