Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

18 Congress
First Regular Session

77

House Bill No.

Introduced by HON. MA. THERESA V. COLLAN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to increase the hospital bed of Laurel Memorial District Hospital in
‘Tanauan City, Batangas from Twenty-Five (25) beds to Fifty (50) beds.

The 1987 Philippine Constitution greatly promotes the right of people to proper health
care, This is specifically indicates in Article Il, Section 15 provision of the Constitution “The
State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill consciousness
among them”. It was again mentioned in the Article XIII, Section 11 the importance of
providing health care to the people by the Government, which 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 people at affordable cost.
There shall be priority for the needs of the under-privileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women
and children,”

It is imperative that we address this immediate need to upgrade our hospitals in order
to cater the necessary health care needs of our people. Due to the increasing hospital
occupancy rate, the local government cannot sustain the increasing demand of the patients for
hospital facilities and professionals. We don’t want them staying in the hallways of the
hospital while recuperating from illness or injury and/or waiting to be attended to by
physicians. We want them to recover the soonest possible through best hospital facilities and
professionals.

In order to meet these demands, it is important that the government provides adequate
support through modernization and upgrading of hospitals.

Hence, the urgent need to improve the health care services of the Laurel Mem«
District Hospital by increasing its hospital bed from 25 to 50, upgrading its facilities and
professional health care.

‘The passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

Maree VU, Or€lalz.

‘HON. MA. THERESA V. COLLANTES


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

18" Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No, 777

Introduced by HON, MA. THERESA V, COLLANTES.

AN ACT
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE LAUREL MEMORIAL DISTRICT
HOSPITAL FROM TWENTY FIVE (25) TO FIFTY (50) BEDS, UPGRADING THE
SERVICE FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE THEREIN, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

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

SE
‘Tanauan Ci

PION 1, The authorized bed capacity of the Laurel Memorial District Hospital in
¥y, Batangas is hereby increased from Twenty Five (25) to Fifty (50).

SEC. 2. Existing service facilities and professional health care services are also
hereby upgraded to conform with and commensurate to the bed capacity increase as provided
Section | as above-cited.

SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the Laurel Memorial District Hospital shall also be
correspondingly increased, ‘The Department of Health, in coordination with the Department
of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission, shall determine the additional
positions (0 be created and filled up upon consultation with the Laurel Memorial District
Hospital.

SEC. 4. The increase in bed capacity of the Laurel Memorial District Hospital from
Twenty Five (25) to Fifty (50) beds shall be implemented for a period of not more than three
(3) years from the approval of this Act,

SEC. 5, The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and
thereafter.

Approved.