Republic of the Philippines
: Houser Or REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

8633

HOLSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable Peter “Sr. Pedro” Unabia

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to separate the Medina Hospital in the Municipality of
Medina. Misamis Oriental from the Northern Mindanao Medical Center in
Cagayan de Oro City and convert it into-a general hospital to be-known as the
Medina General Hospital and appropriating funds therefor.

Section 11 of Article XI! of the 1987 Constitution provides:

“Sec. HI. 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
tor the needs of the underprivileged sick, elderly, disabled, women,
and children. The Stare shall endeavor to provide free medical care
Jo paupers

In 1948, the Puericulture Center and Women’s Club was organized by
Doja Felipa N. Pelaez. the mother of former Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez.
In 1976, the Board of Directors of the Puericulture Center established a
maternity hospital to provide health services to the women and children of
Medina. The provineial govemment of Misamis Oriental supported the hospital
by giving monthly financial aid to cover the expenses and salaries of the medical
staff.

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In 2005. the subsidies were stopped which led to the termination of the
operation vf the Medina Hospital. For the next five years, the Medina Hospital
Was not operational. Eventually, the leaders of the Women’s Club, with the
consent of its members. donated the Medina Hospital to the Department of
Health (DOH). Under the present administration, President Benigno S. Aquino
Ill allocated Five Million Pesos for the completion of the building, Seventeen
Million Pesos for the facilities and Six Million Pesos for the maintenance and
other operating expenses of the hospital.

Presently, the Medina Hospital is a 25-bed capacity hospital which serves
as a satellite hospital of the Northem Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) in
Cagayan de Oro City, The hospital provides preventive, curative and
rehabili ative services to the residents of the Municipality of Medina including
the neiehboring Talisayan. Gingoog City and other municipalities of Misamis
Oriental

To ensure the sustainable operation of the hospital, it is necessary to
separate the Medina Hospital from the Northern Mindanao Medical Center and
convert it into a general hospital under the supervision of the Department of
Health.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is eamestly recommended.

RO” UNABIA


Republic of the Philippines
House Or REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Fifteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

5632
HOUSE BILL NO eee3)

Introduced by Honorable Peter “Sr. Pedro” Unabia

AN ACT
SEPARATING THE MEDINA HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
MEDINA, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL FROM THE
NORTHERN MINDANAO MEDICAL CENTER IN CAGAYAN DE ORO
Clvy, CONVERTING IT INTO A GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE
KNOWN AS THE MEDINA GENERAL HOSPITAL AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacte.t by the Senate aml House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled.

SECTION 1. Separation and Conversion Into a General Hospital. ~
The Medina Hospital in the Municipality of Medina. Misamis Oriental is hereby
separated from the Northern Mindanao Medical Cemter in Cagayan de Oro City
and converted into a general hospital to be knovn as the Medina General
Hospital

SEC. 2. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. ~ All personnel, assets.
liabilities and records of the Medina Hospital are hereby transferred to and

absorbed by the Medina General Hospital

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— The Secretary of Health shall immediately

SEC. 3. Appropriations.
jneludectathe Department's program the operationalization of the Medina
Genera! Hospital. the initial funding of which shall be charged against the
current year’s appropriations for the Department of Health, Thereafter, the
amount necessary for the continued operation of the hospital shall be included in
the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. Implementation. — The Secretary of Health shall issue the
jecessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SCG Effecti

. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
following its publication in the Official Gazetté or in any newspaper of general

circulation.

Approved.