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NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. __ 2955

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE ARNULF BRYAN “ARNIE” B. FUENTEBELLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

WHEREAS, Sec. 15 of Art. Il of the 1987 Constitution provides that “The State
shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health
consciousness among them.”,

WHEREAS, Sec. 11 of Art. XII of the same Constitution provides 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 the people at affordable cost. There shall be priority for the needs of
the under-privileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women, and children. The State shall
endeavor to provide free medical care to paupers.”;

WHEREAS, the Declaration of Policy of the Universal Health Care Act
provides “It is the policy of the State to protect and promote the right to health of all
Filipinos and instill health consciousness among them. Towards this end, the State
shall adopt:

a) An integrated and comprehensive approach to ensure that all Filipinos are health
literate, provided with healthy living conditions, and protected from hazards and
risks that could affect their health;

b) A health care model that provides all Filipinos access to a comprehensive set of
quality and cost-effective, promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and
palliative health services without causing financial hardship, and prioritizes the
needs of the population who cannot afford such services;

¢) A framework that fosters a whole-of-system, whole-of-government, and whole-of-
society approach in the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
of health policies, programs and plans; and

d) A people-oriented approach for the delivery of health services that is centered on
people's needs and well-being, and cognizant of the differences in culture, values,
and beliefs.”;

WHEREAS, His Excellency President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.
emphasized the right to public health in his first State of the Nation Address, explicitly
indicating his intent of building more health care centers and hospitals, as well as the
establishment of a Medical Reserve Corps, the Center for Disease Control
Prevention, the Virology Institute of the Philippines, and the National Disease
Prevention Management Authority;

WHEREAS, the nearest public hospital to the municipalities of the Fourth
District of Camarines Sur at any given point is the Bicol Medical Center, which is one
hour away from the Municipality of Tigaon, the nearest municipality, thereby making
it difficult for constituents of the District to have access to affordable healthcare and
other medical services;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth herein, this
representation files a bill establishing a district hospital for the Fourth District of
Camarines Sur to be located at the Municipality of Goa.


The passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

ARNULY BRYAN “ARNIE"B.FUENTEBELLA
Representative. —~
Fourth District, Camafines Sur

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. _2955

Introduced ‘EPRESENTATIVE ARNULF BRYAN “ARNIE” B. FUENTEBELLA

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GOA,
PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

‘SECTION 1. Establishment of a District Hospital in the Municipality of Goa. - There
shall be established under the direct supervision of the Department of Health a district hospital in
the Municipality of Goa, Province of Camarines Sur.

SECTION 2. Appropriations. — The Department of Health shall provide funding for the
establishment and operation of the hospital. The Secretary of Health shall include in the
Department's subsidy program support for the capital outlay requirements of the hospital.

SECTION 3. Consultation with Local Officials - The Secretary of Health and/or his
duly authorized representative or officer-in-charge, in consultation and coordination with the local
officials of the Fourth District of Camarines Sur, shall promulgate the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 4. Written Assurance. — Before the construction of the hospital, the Secretary
of Health shall issue a written assurance that personnel of the hospital will be appointed and
funds for its maintenance and operation have been appropriated.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days affer its publication
in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,