Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

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TWENTIETH CONGRESS
1 Regular Session

House Bill No. 1503

Introduced by Representatives ERIC GO YAP and EDVIC G. YAP

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The basic unit of functionality of a community is its people. According to Article XIII
Section 11 of 1987 Constitution, the State shall adopt an integrated and
comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make
essential goods, health and other social services available to all the people at
affordable cost.

This bill seeks to increase and upgrade bed capacity from two hundred (200) to four
hundred (400) in order to accommodate the growing number of population, and also
the influx of nonresident patients availing of healthcare services. Currently, the
BeGH serves as the referral center of all municipal hospitals in the province. Aside
from its clientele in Benguet, BeGH provides healthcare services to those residing in
Ifugao, Baguio, Abra, Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Apayao.

More so, this bill seeks to place the BeGH under the direct supervision and control of
the Department of Health (DOH). This shall allow better focus on the provision and
improvement of health services and facilities through sufficient funding. The
existing healthcare personnel of the hospital shall be increased correspondingly.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sough

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HON. ERIC GO YAP HON. EDIVIC G. YAP


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City, Metro Manila

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
1" Regular Session

House Bill No. 1508

Introduced by Representatives ERIC GO YAP and EDVIC G. YAP

AN ACT
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE BENGUET GENERAL HOSPITAL
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LA TRINIDAD, PROVINCE OF BENGUET FROM.
TWO HUNDRED (200) TO FOUR HUNDRED (400) BEDS, PLACING THE
HOSPITAL UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Benguet General Hospital in
the Municipality of La Trinidad, Province of Benguet is hereby increased from two
hundred (200) to four hundred (400) beds, and it shall be placed under the direct
control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).

Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with its hospital
development plan, which shall be prepared by the DOH to reflect the developmental
goals of the hospital.

SEC. 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the
Benguet General Hospital are also upgraded to conform with and be commensurate
to the bed capacity increase as provided for in Section 1 hereof.

SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the Benguet General Hospital, which
includes doctors, nurses, and support personnel, shall also be increased
correspondingly. The Secretary of Health shall, after consultation with the Chief of
the Benguet General Hospital, and in coordination with the Secretary of the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Commissioner of the Civil
Service Commission, determine the additional new positions to be created and filled
up.


SEC. 4. The DBM in consultation with the DOH, and the Provincial
Government of Benguet, shall determine the cost of renationalized functions relative
to the operations of the Benguet General Hospital from its current Internal Revenue
Allotment (IRA) and thereafter, and cause the allocation of the same to the DOH
chargeable against the IRA of the Provincial Government of Benguet.

‘SEC. 5. The Secretary of Health 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.

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

Approved,