Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by: CONG. “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Bulacan Medical Center (BMC) is a Level 3- DOH Accredited tertiary, teaching and 
training hospital located at the center of Malolos City, Bulacan with a primary objective 
of delivering quality health care for Bulakeños. Originally, it was built merely as a 25-bed 
capacity hospital. With the passage of the Republic Act No. 7169 on 1991, otherwise 
known as the Local Government Code, devolution of health services was mandated, 
hence the transfer of the jurisdiction of the Bulacan Provincial Hospital to the Local 
Government Unit. Since then, full support from the Provincial Government of Bulacan 
was extended to the hospital. From a mere 25-bed capacity it has a grown into a 300-bed 
capacity hospital. (Bulacan Medical Center, n.d.) 
Recently, due to the unceasing rise of COVID-19 cases in the Province of Bulacan, the 300-
bed capacity of the BMC is not enough to accommodate every patients. The Provincial 
Government of Bulacan also decided that there is no confinement at BMC for non-covid 
patients.  
This measure aims to increase the bed capacity of the Bulacan Medical Center and 
upgrade its facilities to optimize the mortality rate of COVID patients and to support the 
very objective of the hospital of delivering quality health care for Bulakeños. 
Thus, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
      CONG. “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO 
Representative 
1st District, Bulacan 
August 23, 2021
2:37 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by: CONG. “KUYA” JOSE ANTONIO R. SY-ALVARADO 
AN ACT 
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE BULACAN MEDICAL CENTER IN 
CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN FROM THREE HUNDRED (300) TO SIX 
HUNDRED (600) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE 
SERVICES AND FACILITIES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled 
SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “Lingkod Increasing Bed Capacity 
of Bulacan Medical Center Act”.  
SECTION 2. Increasing Bed Capacity. The authorized bed capacity of the Bulacan 
Medical Center (BMC) in City of Malolos, Bulacan is hereby increased from three 
hundred (300) to six hundred (600) beds. 
SECTION 3. Upgrading of Facilities. The existing professional health care services and 
facilities of the BMC are also hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to 
the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 2 hereof. 
SECTION 4. Increasing Personnel and Workforce. The existing workforce of the BMC, 
which includes doctors, nurses and support personnel, shall also be increased 
correspondingly. The Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) shall, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the 
Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and after consultation with the 
Chief of the BMC, determine the additional new positions to be created and filled up.  
SECTION 5. Continuous Development. Any future increase in bed capacity, service 
capability and staffing requirements shall be consistent with the hospital development 
plan which shall be prepared and submitted by the Medical Center Chief of the BMC to 
the DOH to reflect the developmental goals of the hospital.  
SECTION 6. Appropriation. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the 
program of the DOH the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be 
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.  
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SECTION 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations.  The Secretary of Health, in 
coordination with the Secretary of the DBM and the Commissioner of the CSC shall, 
within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, promulgate the necessary rules 
and regulations for its effective implementation. 
 
SECTION 8. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other 
provisions hereof. 
 
SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, issuances or portion thereof, 
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed or modified 
accordingly. 
 
SECTION 10. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Approved,