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First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO. _380

Introduced by Representative JONATHAN KEITH T. FLORES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution mandates the
State to “protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health
consciousness among them”. Further, Article XIII, Section 11 mandates the
State to adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development,
making essential goods, health, and other social services available to all people
at affordable cost.

The Philippine healthcare system continues to face significant challenges,
most notably highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic, which underscored
the urgent need for a more decentralized, resilient, and inclusive healthcare
system. On August 24, 2023, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. signed into law
Republic Act No. 11959 or the Regional Specialty Centers Act. which mandates
the Department of Health (DOH) to establish specialty centers in its hospitals
across regions, making healthcare more accessible to all Filipinos nationwide.

Based on the 2020 Census, Northern Mindanao is the 9th most populous.
region in the Philippines. The accessibility of specialty centers that can cater to
highly difficult cases is limited. Moreover, the distance of the specialty hospitals
from some of its covered provinces has made specialty care a difficult
commodity.

The establishment of a 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 the population of Northern Mindanao and may establish a co-sharing
mechanism with areas in Region 11 that are in close proximity.

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

T. FLORES
2nADistrict, Bu&ydnon

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.__380

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Introduced by Representative JONATHAN KEITH T. FLORES

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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.