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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1774
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
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 THEREOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that, "The 
State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health 
consciousness among them." It is the policy of the state to ensure that all 
communities have access to quality and accessible healthcare.
The Benguet General Hospital provides quality health and medical services 
to the people of Benguet and its neighboring communities like Pangasinan, La Union, 
Nueva Viscaya, and the Cordillera region. The fact that it accommodates a number 
of provinces and the growing population, an authorized bed capacity of two hundred 
(200) beds are inadequate to meet the demands of the people. Moreover, the 
current medical facilities and financial resources of the hospital is limited and thus, 
advanced medical and surgical procedures cannot be performed.
To address this problem, this bill seeks to increase the bed capacity of the 
Benguet General Hospital from two hundred (200) beds to four hundred (400) beds 
and upgrade its existing facilities and professional healthcare services to be more 
responsive to the medical and health care needs of the people in Benguet and its 
neighboring communities.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is immediately sought
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1774
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
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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 THEREOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
SECTION 1. The existing bed capacity of the Benguet General Hospital, La 
Trinidad, Benguet, is hereby increased from 200 to 400 bed capacity.
SEC. 2. The existing facilities and professional healthcare services, including the 
number of medical personnel, other support staffs and workers are also hereby 
increased and upgraded in order to conform with appropriate for the increased bed 
capacity.
SEC. 3. The Department of Budget, in coordination with the Civil Service 
Commissions, and Board of Directors of the subject hospital, shall determine the 
number of plantilla positions to be created and filled up as mandated by this Act.


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SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Department of Health shall include in the 
Department's budget and programs the implementation of this Act and shall be included 
in the yearly appropriations in the General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 5. The mandated increase of bed capacity shall be implemented within a 
period of not more than three (3) years from the approval of this Act.
SEC. 6. The upgrading of the Benguet General Hospital as envisioned in this Act 
shall be without prejudice to the provisions of Benguet Provincial Ordinance No. 04-90 
declaring it as an Economic Enterprise.
SEC. 7. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or other issuances or 
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly.
SEC. 8. If any portion or provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the 
remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in force and 
effect.
SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,