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

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
1S Regular Session

310

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative ERIC GO YAP

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The basic unit of functionality of a community
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.

s its people, According to Article XIII

‘This bill secks 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 secks 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 shalll be increased correspondingly

This same measure was already approved on Third and Final Reading by the House
of Representatives in the last 18th Congress. In view of the foregoing, approval of this
bill is carnestly sought.



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

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
1 Regular Session

310

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative ERIC GO 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 Cong
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

ission, determine the additional new positions to be created and filled up.

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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 Gencral 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 shalll take effect fifteen (15 days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,