EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
)
SENATE
S. B. No. 1606
RECEIVED
FILED
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE NORTHERN MINDANAO 
MEDICAL CENTER IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS 
ORIENTAL, FROM SIX HUNDRED (600) BEDS TO ONE THOUSAND TWO 
HUNDRED (1200) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS SERVICES AND FACILITIES, 
AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Our Constitution, under Article II, Section 15 states that it is the poli^ of the 
State to protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health 
consciousness among them. The most significant role of hospitals and health 
institutions is to provide adequate and competent medical services to the people.
The Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) has been in operation for more 
than 100 years and has served an extensive number of people, not only in Cagayan 
de Oro and Misamis Oriental where it is located, but also in the entire Region X. It has 
provided health care and social services at an affordable cost, living up to its mandate 
and has been admitting patients beyond Its bed capacity.
The number of patients in NMMC has risen in recent years and this has 
contributed to the hospital's problem. Moreover, the number of workers needs to be 
increased in order to address the restlessness among the existing medical personnel.
Thus, for it to provide efficient and quality health services in the region, this bill 
aims to increase the bed capacity of NMMC from six hundred (600) beds to one 
thousand two hundred (1200) beds, upgrade its services and facilities, and increase 
its medical personnel.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
IMEE R. MARCOS


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
)
SENATE
S. B. No. 1606
RECEIVED
FILED
¥
SILLS
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE NORTHERN MINDANAO 
MEDICAL CENTER IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS 
ORIENTAL, FROM SIX HUNDRED (600) BEDS TO ONE THOUSAND TWO 
HUNDRED (1200) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS SERVICES AND FACILITIES, 
AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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Section 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Northern Mindanao Medical
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Center (NMMC) in Cagayan de Oro City, Province of Misamis Oriental, is hereby
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increased from six hundred (600) beds to one thousand two hundred (1200) beds.
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Sec. 2. The existing service facilities and professional health care services of
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the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC), shall be correspondingly upgraded to
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include the 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,