REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4723

House Bill No.

Introduced by HON. KRISTINE ALEXIE B. TUTOR
Third District, Bohol

Explanatory Note

The Constitution states, “the State shall protect and promote the right to health of the
people and instill health consciousness among them.”

Likewise, the Constitution further states, “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 underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled,
women, and children. The State shall endeavor to provide free medical to paupers.

In consonance with the abovementioned provisions in the Constitution, this bill seeks to
convert the Candijay Community Hospital into a District Hospital to be known as the
Candijay District Hospital, and increase its bed capacity from the current 10 to 50.
Likewise, the proposed measure seeks to provide a corresponding upgrade in its service
facilities and professional health care, and allocate sufficient funding for the district
hospital.

The proposed upgrade will greatly improve accessibility of the people from the Third
District of Bohol, specifically those from the municipality of Candijay and its nearby
towns, to critical and essential medical services especially to the poor and the
marginalized families.

In view of the vital role of the Candijay District Hospital in the efficient and effective

delivery of health services to the people in the Third District of Bohol and its
neighboring towns and municipalities, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

HON. KRISTINE ALEXIE B. TUTOR


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No, 4723

Introduced by HON. KRISTINE ALEXIE B. TUTOR
Third District, Bohol

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE CANDIJAY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE THIRD
DISTRICT OF BOHOL INTO A DISTRICT HOSPITAL, INCREASING ITS BED
CAPACITY FROM TEN (10) TO FIFTY (50), UPGRADING ITS FACILITIES AND
PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS
MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The Candijay Community Hospital in the Municipality of
Candijay, Province of Bohol, is hereby converted into a 50 bed capacity district
hospital to be now known as the Candijay District Hospital.

services of the Candijay Community Hospital are hereby upgraded and increased
‘commensurate to the increase in bed capacity. The Department of Health, in
coordination with the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil
Service Commission, shall determine the additional positions to be created
10 pursuant to this Act.

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5 SEC. 2. The existing hospital facilities and professional health care
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2 SEC. 3. The Candijay District Hospital shall be under the administrative
13 control of the Department of Health. The Secretary of Health shall immediately
14 include in the Department’s programs the implementation of this Act, the funding
15 of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

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7 SEC. 4. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional,
18 the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.


SEC. 5. All other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or
parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,