Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3929

Introduced by Representative Reynante U. Arrogancia

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

There are only four (4) provincially-owned hospitals in the 3" District of Quezon,
popularly known as Bondoc Peninsula, catering to an estimated number of 452,287
constituents, one of which is the Bondoc Peninsula District Hospital (BPDH). The BPDH is in
the Municipality of Catanauan with an existing 25-bed capacity. It caters to the medical and
health needs of the people not just in Catanauan but those from the neighboring municipalities,
as well. It is the only secondary hospital in the area that receives referral from the Rural Health
Units of the municipalities and from the ten-bed municipal hospitals of San Francisco and San
Narciso, Quezon.

This bill seeks to upgrade the Bondoc Peninsula District Hospital in the municipality
of Catanauan, Province of Quezon, a twenty-five (25) bed capacity, into a Secondary Level
Hospital and increase the bed capacity to one hundred (100) bed capacity to further cater the
needs of the public.

‘There is a dire need to provide better health services to the people of Bondoc Peninsula
and the proposed upgrade will come in handy for the district hospital to be equipped with the
necessary health and medical facilities for current and impending health care threats. The
Constitution provides that the “State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people
and instill consciousness among them.” It is the obligation of the State to enhance the delivery
of health services to the people.

Upgrading the Bondoc Peninsula District Hospital into a secondary level hospital and

increasing the bed capacity to 100 will certainly provide better health services which will
benefit the aforementioned constituents. It is in this regard that the passage of the bill is

earnestly sought.
REYNANTE Coma,
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District, Quezon Province

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No, 3929

Introduced by Representative Reynante U. Arrogancia

AN ACT
UPGRADING THE BONDOC PENINSULA DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF CATANAUAN, PROVINCE OF QUEZON, INTO A LEVEL II
GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The Bondoc Peninsula District Hospital in the Municipality of Catanauan,
Province of Quezon is hereby upgraded into a Level Il General Hospital under the direct
supervision and control of the Department of Health (DOH).

SEC. 2. The authorized bed capacity of Bondoc Peninsula District Hospital shall be increased
from twenty-five (25) to one hundred (100) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be
consistent with the hospital development plan that shall be prepared by the DOH.

SEC. 3. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the Bondoc Peninsula
District Hospital shall also be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase
in bed capacity, as provided for in Section 2 hereof.

SEC. 4. The existing workforce of the Bondoc Peninsula District Hospital, which includes
doctors, nurses, and support personnel, shall be increased correspondingly. The Secretary of
Health shall, after consultation with the Chief of Hospital of the Bondoc Peninsula District
Hospital, and in coordination with the Secretary of Budget and Management and the
Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission, determine the additional new positions to be
created.

SEC. 5. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include the Department's program the
implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.


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SEC. 6. Ifany provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts of
provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 7. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations, inconsistent with this Act
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette
or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,