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Senate Bill No. ^683
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Introduced by Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
UPGRADING THE BUKIDNON PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY 
OF MARAMAG, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON INTO A TERTIARY LEVEL III
GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BPH-MARAMAG, UNDER THE 
CONTROL, SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH (DOH) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 11, Article XIII of the Constitution provides that "The State shall adopt an 
integrated and comprehensive approach to health and development that shall endeavor 
to make essential goods, health, and other social services available to all people at all 
cost." Section 15, Article II of the Constitution also provides that "The State shall protect 
and promote the right to health of the people and instill consciousness among them."
Hence, it is the obligation of the State to improve the provision of health care to the 
populace.
Bukidnon Provincial Hospital - Maramag is a level II hospital established in 2007 
through the vision and initiative of providing quality health care to all poor constituents 
of Bukidnon.
Through the years, the number of patients, particularly the poor and the 
underprivileged, who sought the services and were admitted to the provincial hospital 
had increased significantly, eventually creating a serious problem for the hospital 
management. The existing 130-bed capacity provincial hospital can no longer cope with 
the ever-increasing number of patients and their diversified health needs, especially those 
requiring confinement.
The BPH-Maramag serves the medical and health needs of the people from the 
province of Bukidnon and other neighboring provinces of South Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, 
and Davao. Converting the hospital to a tertiary hospital will give much-needed access 
to highly-quality health care. Patients would have access to upgraded and efficient 
facilities that prioritize preventive treatment, reducing the cost of medical examinations 
and operations in private hospitals.
In lieu of the abovementioned, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
EL F. ZUBIRI
JUAN


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AN ACT
UPGRADING THE BUKIDNON PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY 
OF MARAMAG, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON INTO A TERTIARY LEVEL III 
GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BPH-MARAMAG, UNDER THE 
CONTROL, SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH (DOH) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Phiiippines in the
Congress assembied:
SECTION 1. The Bukidnon Provincial Hospital in the Municipality of Maramag, 
Province of Bukidnon is hereby upgraded into a tertiary level III General Hospital to be 
known as the Bukidnon Provincial Hospital-Maramag under the direct control, 
supervision, and management of the Department of Health (DOH).
The increase in the bed capacity of the Bukidnon Provincial Hospital in the 
Municipality of Maramag, Province of Bukidnon shall be in accordance with the hospital 
development plan.
SEC. 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities are also 
hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the bed capacity increase 
as provided in Section 1 hereof
SEC. 3. The DOH, in coordination with the Department of Budget and 
Management (DBM) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and in consultation with 
the management of the hospital, shall determine the additional plantilla positions to 
be created and filled up in the workforce of the said hospital.
SEC. 4. The chief of the hospital shall develop a hospital development plan to 
be submitted to the DOH to reflect the development goals of the hospital, consistent 
with the increase in the bed capacity and service capability. Request for the staffing 
requirements, capital outlay investments and budgetary needs for the operations shall 
be based on the hospital development plan.
SEC. 5. The Secretary of Health shall include in the Department's programs the 
implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act.


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SEC. 6. Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary
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of Health shall prepare the implementing rules and regulations upon consultation with
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the Provincial Government of Bukidnon, the Representative of the District, where the
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hospital is located, and other stakeholders and shall be implemented consistent with
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the hospital development plan.
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SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,