NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  _____ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to establish branches of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in 
Cagayan de Oro City for Mindanao. 
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) is a tertiary medical specialty center 
designated as the lead center for organ transplantation. It was created with a three-fold 
mission of Service, Training, and Research primarily for the benefit of the Filipino people 
afflicted with kidney and allied diseases and in pursuance of the policy of the State to secure 
the well-being of the people by providing them with specialized health and medical services.  
Presently, it is the only government hospital specializing in renal diseases and organ 
transplantation and the center for referral of kidney patients from various regional hospitals 
nationwide and is recognized as the lead agency in voluntary blood services.   
Kidney diseases, especially End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), are already the 7th leading 
cause of death among Filipinos. One Filipino develops chronic renal failure every hour or 
about 120 Filipinos per million population per year or about 10,000 Filipinos each year. More 
than 5,000 Filipino patients are presently undergoing dialysis and approximately 1.1 million 
people worldwide are on renal replacement therapy. Presently, there are around 70,000 
patients on dialysis, with thousand on the waiting list for a kidney transplant, but only 400 are 
able to undergo transplantation annually. 
At present, it is only located in Quezon City which means that patients from from Mindanao 
have to travel all the way to Metro Manila just to be able to avail of the services of this 
specialty hospital.  
This is why there is a need to establish a branch in Cagayan de Oro City for Mindanao. This 
will ensure that quality and specialized medical services will be available to patients in said 
regions.  
In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 
September 11, 2023
8:00 am
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  _____ 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING NATIONAL KIDNEY AND TRANSPLANT INSTITUTES IN CAGAYAN DE 
ORO CITY FOR MINDANAO, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR   OTHER 
PURPOSES  
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:  
SECTION 1. There is hereby established a branch of the National Kidney and Transplant 
Institute in Cagayan de Oro City for Mindanao subject to the provisions of Presidential 
Decree No. 1832. 
SEC 2. The amount of One Billion Pesos (Php 1,000,000,000) is hereby appropriated for the 
establishment of the new hospital in Cagayan de Oro City. Said fund shall be used for the 
acquisition of land, construction of the hospital, purchase of hospital equipment, furniture, 
fixtures, and for personnel services. Thereafter, the amount necessary to ensure the 
continued operations and maintenance of the three National Kidney and Transplant 
Institutes of the Philippines shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act. 
SEC 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Board of Trustees and the Department of 
Health 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.  All laws, 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, 
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