EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Third Regular Session
SENATE 
S. B. No. 2390
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Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
AN ACT
CONVERTING THE QUEZON MEDICAL CENTER IN THE CITY OF LUCENA, 
PROVINCE OF QUEZON, INTO A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL AND REGIONAL 
TRAINING CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Constitution emphasizes the responsibility of the State to enhance the 
delivery of health services to the people. Section 11, Article XIII provides that "The 
State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development 
that shall endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available 
to all people at all cost." To further this pursuit. Section 15, Article II also provides that 
"The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill 
consciousness among them."
The Quezon Medical Center, located in the City of Lucena, has been catering to 
the medical and health needs not just of the constituents of the city but to the entire 
Province of Quezon. In fact, due to the rising healthcare needs of Filipinos, the hospital 
has been catering to 600 daily occupancies as of 2018 data despite only having a 200- 
bed capacity. In response, the Provincial Government of Quezon provided the necessary 
medical equipment and facilities to the hospital in order to capacitate the institution in 
accommodating the influx of patients.
Hence, the bill - a counterpart to the version of Representatives Aleta Suarez, 
David "Jay-Jay" Suarez, Anna Marie Villaraza-Suarez, Luis Raymund "LRay" Villafuerte,


and Joy Myra Tambunting - seeks to convert the Quezon Medical Center from a 
secondary hospital into a tertiary hospital with an increased bed capacity which will 
provide better health services and strengthen preventive care. The measure also 
proposes to establish the Quezon Medical Center into a regional training center for 
doctors, nurses, medical technologists, midwives, radiologists, pharmacists, and allied 
professions which shall be placed under the supervision and control of the Department 
of Health (DOH).
This measure, which is also expected to promote the health-seeking behavior of 
Filipinos especially in the locality, will greatly benefit the Province of Quezon as this will 
enable the institution to cater and respond to the emerging health concerns of more 
patients including the nearby areas.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of the bill is earnestly sought.
SONNY ANGARA


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Third Regular Session
SENATE 
S. B. No. 2390
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BILLS
Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
AN ACT
CONVERTING THE QUEZON MEDICAL CENTER IN THE CITY OF LUCENA/ 
PROVINCE OF QUEZON, INTO A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL AND REGIONAL 
TRAINING CENTER, 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 Quezon Medical Center in the City of Lucena, Province of
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Quezon, is hereby converted into a tertiary level hospital and regional training center,
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which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health
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(DOH).
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SEC. 2. The authorized bed capacity of the Quezon Medical Center shall be
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increased from two hundred (200) to seven hundred (700) beds. Any future increase in
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bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan, that shall be
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prepared by the Chief of Hospital of the Quezon Medical Center and submitted to the
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DOH.
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SEC. 3. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the
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Quezon Medical Center shall also be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate
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to the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 2 hereof.
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SEC. 4. The existing workforce of the Quezon Medical Center including doctors,
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nurses, and support personnel, shall be increased correspondingly.
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SEC. 5. The Secretary of the DOH shall, after consultation with the Chief of
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Hospitals of the Quezon Medical Center, and in coordination with the Secretary of the
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Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Chairperson of the Civil Service
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Commission (CSC), determine the additional new positions to be created and filled up.
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SEC. 6. The DBM shall determine, in consultation with the DOH and the
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Provincial Government of Quezon, the cost of the renationalized functions relative to the
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operations of the Quezon Medical Center, from the current Internal Revenue Allotment
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(IRA) of the Province of Quezon. Thereafter, such amount shall be allocated to the
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DOH, chargeable against the IRA of the Provincial Government of Quezon.
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SEC. 7. The Secretary of the DOH shall immediately include in the Department's
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program 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. 8. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the
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remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
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SEC. 9. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations, inconsistent
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with this Act are hereby repealed and modified accordingly.
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SEC. 10. 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.