EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Third Regular Session 
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S.B. No.
SENATE
2384
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING IN THE CITY OF TAGAYTAY, PROVINCE OF CAVITE,
A GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE ISAAC TOLENTINO 
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 15, Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution mandates that "The 
State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health 
consciousness among them."
The 8th District of Cavite is composed of the City of Tagaytay and the 
Municipalities of Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, 
Naic, and Ternate. According to the Phiiippine Statistics Authority 2015 Census, it has 
a population of 371,827. Despite its vast population, the 8th District of Cavite and its 
bordering districts still lack a hospital. The necessity for a medical center in the 8th 
District of Cavite became urgent during the Taal Volcano Eruption in January 2020 
and the present COVID-19 Pandemic. It should also be noted that evacuees from the 
Taal Volcano Eruption in January 2020, as well as people under investigation for 
COVID-19 were taken to Tagaytay City.
Hence, this bill seeks to create a general hospital to be located in Tagaytay City, 
to be known as the Isaac Tolentino Memorial Medical Center. The proposed hospital 
is named after former Mayor Isaac Tolentino, the longest uninterrupted local chief 
executive of Tagaytay City for 27 years. This will be very accessible to people of the 
8th District of Cavite since the City of Tagaytay is the business hub in the District. 
Further, the hospital shall also be used to train medicai and health volunteers, who 
will be tapped during calamities, disasters, pandemics, or other catastrophic 
occurrences.
In view of the foregoing, the expeditious passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Third Regular Session 
)
SENATE
S.B. No.
2384
E-FILED
IS PATg: Sept-6’2021
|C° TH.IEL03:12 Pm
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT ESTABLISHING IN THE CITY OF TAGAYTAY, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, 
A GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE ISAAC TOLENTINO 
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. There shall be established in the City cf Tagaytay, Province of
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Cavite, a Level III - general hospital to be known as the Isaac Tolentino Memorial
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Medical Center, which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the City
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Government of Tagaytay. The hospital shall be developed into a medical facility that
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leads and specializes in sports and rehabilitation medicine.
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SEC. 2. The City Government of Tagaytay shail manage the Isaac Tolentino
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Memorial Medical Center, and prepare, in consultation with the Department of Heaith,
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a hospital development plan aligned with the Phiiippine Health Facility Development
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Plan. Any future increase in bed capacity, healthcare facilities, service capability, and
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human resource complement shall be based on the hospital development plan.
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SEC. 3. The City Government of Tagaytay shall provide the necessary funds for
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the establishment of the Isaac Tolentino Memorial Medical Center. The Secretary of
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Health shall include in the Department's subsidy program, support for the capital
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outlay requirements of the said hospital.
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SEC. 4. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the
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remaining parts or provisions not affected shail remain in full force and effect.
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SEC. 5. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations, inconsistent
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with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 6. 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,