EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
)
SENATE 
S. B. No. 1613
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT INCREASING THE AUTHORIZED BED CAPACITY OF THE TOMAS 
LACHICA DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JOSE ABAD 
SANTOS, PROVINCE OF DAVAO OCCIDENTAL FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) 
BEDS TO FIFTY (50) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS MEDICAL FACILITIES AND 
IMPROVING HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution mandates that the State 
shall protect the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among 
them. It is the policy of the state to ensure that ali communities have access to quality 
and accessible healthcare.
The Tomas Lachica District Hospital has an authorized bed capacity of 25 beds, 
however, the steady increase of population in the Municipality of Jose Abad Santos 
and the whoie Province of Davao Occidental demand an increase of bed capacity to 
further enhance the hospital's capability to provide efficient medical services to the 
people.
This is the most opportune time to increase the Tomas Lachica District Hospital 
bed capacity from 25 beds to 50 beds in order to conform with the policy of the State 
to provide the Fiiipino people a quality and accessibie health care service.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure earnestly 
sought.
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
)
SENATE
S. B. No. 1613
RECEIVED V
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June 18 2020 rn
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SILL&
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT INCREASING THE AUTHORIZED BED CAPACITY OF THE TOMAS 
LACHICA DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JOSE ABAD 
SANTOS, PROVINCE OF DAVAO OCCIDENTAL FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) 
BEDS TO FIFTY (50) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS MEDICAL FACILITIES AND 
IMPROVING HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembied:
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Section 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Tomas Lachica District Hospital
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in the Municipality of Jose Abad Santos, Province of Davao Occidental is hereby
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increased from twenty-five (25) to fifty (50) beds.
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Sec. 2. The existing service facilities and professional health care services of
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the Tomas Lachica District Hospital, shall be correspondingly upgraded to include the
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increase in its authorized bed capacity as herein provided in Section 1.
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The existing workforce, the budget for personnel services, maintenance and
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other operating expenses of the NMMC shall also be increased correspondingly. The
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Secretary of Health shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Budget and
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Management and the Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission, and after
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consultation with the Chief of NMMC, determine the additional piantiHa positions to be
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created and filled up.
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Sec. 3. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department's
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programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the
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annual General Appropriations Act.


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Sec. 4. If any portion or provision 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. 5. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or other issuances or
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parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
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modified accordingly.
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Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,