REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
House of Representatives
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

House Bill No. 3182

Introduced by Representative Alex L. Advincula

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The City of Imus was just recently converted and declared as a
component city of the Province of Cavite by virtue of Republic Act
Number 10161. However, at present, there is still no public hospital in
the said city.

Imus City holds a population of 338,986 citizens as of 2012,
spread among 97 barangays with a fast growth rate of 6.01% per
annum. A large portion of which is composed of migrating families
from its neighboring places especially Metro Manila. Progress has
blessed our constituents with an ever-growing number of residents and
inhabitants. Yet despite this, Imus City still does not have a public
hospital to address the medical needs of our people. Public health
services are far from reach and our constituents have no option but to
seek medical assistance through private hospitals, most of which are
too expensive for the greater many to afford.

It is very unfortunate on the other hand that the only other
options available are the Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital
(Cavite Provincial Hospital) in Trece Martirez City, Cavite, Batangas
Regional Hospital in Batangas and the Philippine General Hospital in
Manila, which are of considerable distance from the city. Other nearby
public hospitals like the Kalayaan Hospital in Kawit, Cavite and the Las
Pifias District Hospital in Las Pifias City, most often declines patients
due to lack of doctors, availability of rooms and residency issues.

Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution clearly provides
that “[t]he state shall protect and promote the right to health of the
people and instill health consciousness among them”. Furthermore,
Article XIII, Section 11 also states that “[t]he State shall adopt an
integrated and comprehensive approach to health and other services
available to all people at affordable cost. There shall be priority for the
needs of the underprivileged sick, elderly disabled women, and


underprivileged sick, elderly disabled women, and children. The State
shall endeavor to provide free medical care to paupers”.

In line with these provisions and in great need of urgently
addressing this issue, this bill seeks for the establishment of a fifty (50)
bed capacity district hospital for the Third District of Cavite to be known
as “Ospital ng Imus”.

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



REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
House of Representatives
Quezon City
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

House Bill No,__3182

Introduced by Representative Alex L. Advincula

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE FIFTY (50) BED CAPACITY
DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF IMUS PROVINCE OF
CAVITE OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “OSPITAL NG IMUS”
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. A fifty (50) bed capacity district hospital is hereby
established in the City of Imus, Province of Cavite to be known as the

“Ospital ng Imus”.

SECTION 2. The Department of Health, in consultation and
coordination with local government officials concerned, shall promulgate
the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this

Act.


SECTION 3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of
the act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year

following its enactment into law and year thereafter.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.