Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _ 7384

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN KEITH T. FLORES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA)
on 25 July 2022 pushed for the creation of more "specialty hospitals" in other parts of the
country to enhance the delivery of health care to Filipinos living in far-flung rural areas.

Noteworthy is the fact that the Covid-19 Pandemic has greatly affected our health
care system. It has brought much burden and several difficult experiences to most
vulnerable of our communities specifically the poor. The need for specialty hospitals would
definitely address burdens of the current provincial hospitals with increasing number of
admissions needing multispecialty services.

Based on the 2020 Census of population, Norther Mindanao is the 9" most
populous region in the Philippines. The accessibility of specialty centers to cater for the
highly difficult cases are solely referred to the highly urbanized cities of Cagayan De Oro
and Davao. The mere distance from its covered provinces has made specialty care a
difficult commodity.

The establishment of multispecialty hospital will address the need for better
specialty services complementing the plan of upgrading the provincial hospitals of the
region. The City of Malaybalay is the most strategic area to cover a huge population of
one of the undivided regions of Mindanao and may establish a co-sharing mechanism with
areas in region 1] that are nearer to the area.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

JONATHAN KEITH Y. FLORES
2™ District, Bukkdnon.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 7384

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN KEITH T. FLORES

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A LUNG, TROPICAL DISEASE, REHABILITATION
AND GERIATRIC MULTISPECIALTY HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF
MALAYBALAY, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON TO BE KNOWN AS THE
MALAYBALAY MULTISPECIALTY 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, under the direct control and supervision of
the Department of Health (DOH), a lung, tropical disease, rehabilitation and geriatric
multispecialty hospital in the City of Malaybalay, Province of Bukidnon, to be known as
the Malaybalay Multispecialty Hospital.

SECTION 2: Any increase in bed capacity and upgrading of health care services and
facilities shall be based on the hospital development plan which shall be prepared by the
Head of the Institution approved by the Department of Health to reflect the development
goals of the hospital.

SECTION 3: The Department of Health shall immediately include in the
Department’s program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be
included in the General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4: Within (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, The Secretary of
Health shall prepare and issue the necessary rules and regulations for its effective
implementation consistent with the Hospital Development Plan.

SECTION 5: If any provisions of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining
parts or provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6: All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations,
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.


SECTION 7: This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.