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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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RECEIVED BY;
S.B. No. 1 / Ub
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALASIAO 
PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CALASIAO DISTRICT 
HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Province of Pangasinan is composed of six (6) districts. The Third District is 
comprised of one (1) city and five (5) municipalities with 304 barangays and a 
population of over 780,000 as of 2020 Census. This population is bigger than that of 
35 out of 81 provinces in the country. The proximity of Calasiao to the City of Dagupan 
considered the central business and financial district of Pangasinan, has naturally 
transformed Calasiao, into a center of social, cultural, and commercial activities for the 
Third District.
The municipality of Calasiao, despite being a first-class municipality, does not 
have its own hospital and the Third District is still in dire need of another district hospital 
for its huge population, equipped with complete health care services, with specialist 
doctors, and an intensive care unit. The pandemic has been a global public health 
challenge that exposed our health system vulnerabilities, mainly underinvesting in 
public health infrastructure such as hospitals that are proportionate with the population.
The bill seeks to establish a public hospital to be known as Calasiao District 
Hospital to address the increased demand for health and medical services of the people 
of Pangasinan, particularly, in general, catering to those living in its most populated 
Third District.
For the foregoing reasons, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
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[MEE R. MARCOS


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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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S.B. No. Y^5G
23 JKN24 P5 24
RECEIVED BY;
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
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AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALASIAO 
PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CALASIAO DISTRICT 
HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
SECTION 1. There shall be established at least a two hundred (200) bed 
capacity, under the direct supervision of the Department of Health a District Hospital 
in the Municipality of Calasiao, Province of Pangasinan, in accordance with the 
standards of the Department of Health, to be known as the Calasiao District Hospital.
SEC. 2. Before the construction of the hospital, the Secretary of Health shall 
issue a written assurance that personnel of the hospital will be appointed and that 
funds for its maintenance and operation have been appropriated.
SEC. 3. Within ninety (60) days from the approval of this Act, the Secretary of 
the DOH, in consultation with the Secretary of Budget and Management, shall 
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement the Provisions of this Act.
SEC. 4. The Secretary of the DOH shall immediately include in the Department's 
programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the 
annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 5. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the 
remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.


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SEC. 6. All laws, decrees, executive orders, and other presidential issuance 
which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified 
accordingly
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,