| Republic of the Philippines
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1716

Introduced by HON. RUTH MARIAN!

AN ACT

CONVERTING THE BAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAY,
PROVINCE OF LAGUNA INTO A GENERAL HOSPITAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LAGUNA
REGIONAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert the Bay District Hospital in the Municipality of Bay, Laguna into
a general hospital to be known as the Laguna Regional Hospital and thereby upgrade its
professional health care services and facilities, and commensurately increase the number
of its medical personnel and its appropriate funding.

This is a re-filed measure as it was approved by the House of Representatives as House
Bill 8955 dn March 25, 2021 and transmitted to the Senate on April 12, 2021.

‘The current Bay District Hospital provides a wide coverage of quality curative and
preventive health care. The hospital currently caters to the people of Bay, Los Bafios,
Calauan, Pila, and Victoria that have a combined population of 368,249 (Philippine
Statistics Authority, 2020 Census of Population and Housing).

Upgrading the said hospital into the Laguna Regional Hospital is crucial to continuing the
improvement and improvisation of government's health care services to the people,
particularly in the Province of Laguna,

This bill will expand and intensify government's efforts to effectively service the health
requirements and needs of our people. This measure shall also save patients’ lives as the
nearest government tertiary-level hospitals are in Batangas, Cavite and Metro Manila.

fw of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is urgently requested.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1718

Introduced by HON. RUTH MARIANO-HERNANDEZ

HOUSE BILL No.

AN ACT

CONVERTING THE BAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAY,
PROVINCE OF LAGUNA INTO A GENERAL HOSPITAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LAGUNA
REGIONAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The Bay District Hospital in the Municipality of Bay, Province of Laguna, is
hereby converted into a general hospital to be known as the Laguna Regional Hospital
which shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health

(DOH).

SEC. 2. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital
development plan which shall be prepared by the Chief of Hospital of the Laguna
Regional Hospital and submitted to the DOH.

SEC. 3. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the Laguna Regional
Hospital are also hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase
in bed capacity as provided for in Section 2 hereof.

SEC. 4. The existing workforce of the Laguna Regional Hospital, which includes doctors,
nurses, and support personnel, shall be increased correspondingly. The Secretary of the
DOH shalll, after consultation with the Chief of the Laguna Regional Hospital, and in
coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)
and the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission, determine the additional new
positions to be created and filled up.

SEC. 5. The Secretary of the DOH shall immediately include in the Department's program
the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual
General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 6. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining
parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
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SEC. 7. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with this
Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

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

Approved,