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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH (19%) CONGRESS
1 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 463

Introduced by Hon. WILTER YAP PALMA.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to re-nationalize the Imelda District Hospital situated within
the Municipality of Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay from the Local Government Unit
(LGU) to the National Government. As a result, this Act shall mandate the Imelda
District Hospital be placed under the direct control, management, and supervision
of the Department of Health (DOH). This is in pursuant to the Constitutional
mandate of the State to protect and promote the right to health of every citizen as
well as make essential goods, social services and most importantly, access to
affordable healthcare for all.

In fact, Article I!, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution provides: “The State
shall protect and promote the right to health consciousness among them”.
Moreover, Article XIll, Section 11, states that “The state shall adopt an integrated
and comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make
essential goods, health and other social services available to all people at affordable
cost. There shall be priority for the needs of the underdeveloped, sick, elderly,
disabled, women and children. The State shall endeavor to provide free medical
care to paupers.”

Furthermore, the Local Government Code of 1991 was promulgated with the
objective of providing for more responsive and accountable services to the public.
In pursuit thereof, crucial services such as healthcare were devolved to the LGU’s.
Asa result, government hospitals within the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay were
placed under the care and supervision of the provincial government.


While the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay has an ample amount of
healthcare facilities and an immense medical program, the advent of the COVID-19
Pandemic has greatly accosted the capability of our facilities to provide adequate
or sufficient medical services to the Sibugaynons. As such, the rapid rise of patients
within the province together with the lack of resources for the procurement of
diagnostic tools, competent personnel, and bed capacities have pushed the
Province to its absolute limit. In extreme cases, patients as well as those who are
in desperate need of immediate medical attention have no choice but to endure
dreadful travel conditions to other nearby facilities while suffering from intense
pain and in extreme cases, death.

As a result, it is high time that we seize the control, management, and
supervision of the Imelda District Hospital to the Department of Health.

In view of the forgoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

WILTER YAP
Representa

1 District, Zamboanga Sibugay


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City, Philippines

NINETEENTH (19) CONGRESS
First Regular Session

nouse su.no. 463

Introduced by HON. WILTER YAP PALMA.

AN ACT

RE-NATIONALIZING IMELDA DISTRICT HOSPITAL LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY
OF IMELDA, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, PLACING UNDER THE DIRECT
CONTROL, MANAGEMENT, AND SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Renationalization of Imelda District Hospital - The Imelda
District Hospital in the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay is hereby re-nationalized;
increasing its operating fund; upgrading its medical equipment and facilities; and
constructing the needed infrastructure under the direct control, management, and
supervision of the Department of Health.

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy — It is hereby declared policy of the State that it
shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health
consciousness among them. Further, the state shall adopt an integrated and


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comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make
essential goods, health and other social services available to all the people at
affordable cost.

SEC. 3. Objectives — The objective of this Act is to adopt an integrated and
comprehensive quality health services that will cater indigent patients in the nine
(9) Municipalities of the First District of Zamboanga Sibugay as well as its
neighboring municipalities.

SEC. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations — For the purpose of
compliance of the Act, the Department of Health shall promulgate the necessary
rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 5. Appropriations - The amount necessary for the effective
implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year’s
appropriations for the organizational adjustment fund. Thereafter, such amount as
may be necessary for its continued operation shall be included in the Annual
General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 6. Separability Clause — 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. 7. Repealing Clause — All laws, executive orders, decrees, issuances,
rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.


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SEC. 8. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,