EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 2448
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
FILED
November
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HOSPITAL IN THE PROVINCE OF IFUGAO TO BE
KNOWN AS THE EASTERN CORDILLERA REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 15 of Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that "The 
State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health 
consciousness among them."
On 2 June 2020, I filed Senate Bill No. 1569, entitled: "An Act Establishing a 
Hundred-Bed Extension of the Luis Hora Memorial Regional Hospital in the Province 
of Ifugao, to be Knov\/n as the Luis Hora Memorial Regional Hospital - Ifugao Extension 
Hospital, And Appropriating Funds Therefor" which was referred to the Committee on 
Health and Demography. However, on 11 September 2020, Health Secretary Francisco 
Francis T. Duque III stated that instead of establishing an extension of the Luis Hora 
Memorial Regional Hospital (LHMRH) in Ifugao, a separate hospital with mandates to 
have its own Personnel Services (PS), Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses 
(MOOE), and Capital Outlays (CO) to avoid stretching the resources of LHMRH, shall 
be established within the province.
Hence, this bill seeks to establish a hospital in the Province of Ifugao to be Known 
as the Eastern Cordillera Regional Hospital. This will meet the healthcare needs of the 
people of Ifugao and those living at Mt. Province's eastern border, as well as those of 
the provinces of Kalinga and Apayao.
In view of the foregoing, the expeditious passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Third Regular Session 
)
SENATE
S.B. No. 2448
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HOSPITAL IN THE PROVINCE OF IFUGAO TO BE 
KNOWN AS THE EASTERN CORDILLERA REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. Establishment of Regional Hospital. — There shall be established,
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a regional hospital in the Province of Ifugao to be known as the Eastern Cordillera
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Regional Hospital, the initial bed capacity and service capability, and succeeding
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increases thereof, shall be based on the hospital development plan to be prepared by
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the DOH.
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SEC. 2. Location. —The Eastern Cordillera Regional Hospital shall be constructed
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and located between the boundary or adjacent to the boundary of the Municipality of
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Aguinaldo and Municipality of Mayoyao, Province of Ifugao.
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SEC. 3. Personnel. - After the construction of the Eastern Cordillera Regional
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Hospital, the Department of Health thru the Secretary of Health shall make sure that
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personnel of the regional hospital will be provided and appointed thereof and that
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funds for its maintenance and operations are provided for.
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SEC. 4. Appropriations. -The Secretary of the DOH shall immediately include
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in the Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which
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shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
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SEC. 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part of this Act is declared
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unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full
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force and effect.
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SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and
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regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,