EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. NO. 1605
FLED
T U.1E
SILLS
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF BENGUET GENERAL 
HOSPITAL FROM TWO HUNDRED (200) TO FOUR HUNDRED (400), 
UPGRADING ITS FACILITIES AND HEALTH CARE SERVICE, 
AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall 
protect the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among 
them. It is the policy of the state to ensure that all communities have access to 
quality and accessible healthcare.
The Benguet General Hospital provides quality health and medical services 
to the people of Benguet and its neighboring communities like Pangasinan, La Union, 
Nueva Viscaya, and the Cordillera region. The fact that it accommodates a number 
of provinces and the growing population, an authorized bed capacity of two hundred 
(200) beds is inadequate to meet the demands of the people. Moreover, the current 
medical facilities and financial resources of the hospital is limited and thus, advanced 
medical and surgical procedures cannot be performed.
To address this problem, this bill seeks to increase the bed capacity of the 
Benguet General Hospital from two hundred (200) beds to four hundred (400) beds 
and upgrade its existing facilities and professional healthcare services, to be more 
responsive to the medical and health care needs of the people in Benguet and its 
neighboring communities.
In view of the foregoing, this representation earnestly seeks your support for 
the approval of this bill.
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IMEE R. MARCOS
Senator


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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
)
SENATE
S.B. NO. 1605
DATC
T»ME¥
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF BENGUET GENERAL 
HOSPITAL FROM TWO HUNDRED (200) TO FOUR HUNDRED (400), 
UPGRADING ITS FACILITIES AND HEALTH CARE SERVICE, 
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 existing bed capacity of the Benguet General Hospital, La 
Trinidad, Benguet, is hereby increased from 200 to 400 bed capacity.
Section 2. The existing facilities and professional healthcare services, 
including the number of medical personnel, other support staffs and workers are 
also hereby increased and upgraded in order to conform with appropriate for the 
increased bed capacity.
Section 3. The Department of Budget, in coordination with the Civil Service 
Commissions, and Board of Directors of the subject hospital, shall determine the 
number of piantiHa positions to be created and filled up as mandated by this Act.
Section 4. The Secretary of the Department of Health shall include in the 
Department's budget and programs the implementation of this Act and shall be 
included in the yearly appropriations in the General Appropriations Act.
Section 5. The mandated increase of bed capacity shall be implemented 
within a period of not more than three (3) years from the approval of this Act.
Section 6. The upgrading of the Benguet General Hospital as envisioned in 
this Act shall be without prejudice to the provisions of Benguet Provincial Ordinance 
No. 04-90 declaring it as an Economic Enterprise.


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Section 7. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or other issuances 
or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
modified accordingly.
Section 8. 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.
Section 9. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,