Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1874

HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY REP. CHING BERNOS

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE LA PAZ DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICI-
PALITY OF LA PAZ, PROVINCE OF ABRA AINTO A GENERAL HOS-
PITAL UNDER THE FULL AUTHORITY AND TECHNICAL SUPERVI-
SION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO BE KNOWN AS THE
LA PAZ GENERAL HOSPITAL, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY
FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) TO ONE HUNDRED (100) BEDS,
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 1987 Constitution, through Section 15, Article II, provides
that the State shall “protect the right to health of the people and in-
still health consciousness among them.” This right is not only limit-
ed to the provision of primary health care made by barangay health
centers and rural health units, but must also extend to secondary-
and tertiary-level health care. All communities, however far they
are from the urban centers where most medical facilities are locat-
ed, must be ensured access to quality and accessible healthcare.
Thus, it is imperative that such facility exists nearby these commu-
nities where it is needed the most.

Currently, the La Paz District Hospital, situated in Barangay
Poblacion, La Paz, Abra, is government hospital classified as an ‘in-
firmary’ and has a twenty-five (25) bed capacity. Through tits Bill, we
are seeking to change the name of the hospital to La Paz General
Hospital and to increase its authorized bed capacity to one hundred
(100) beds to reflect its greater commitment to deliver quality health-
care to the people ot La Paz and its surrounding municipalities of
Dangles, Lagayan, San Juan, Tineg, and Langiden.



It is hoped that the approval and realization of this measure
will also be a factor and a reason for Abrefio healthcare professionals
to remain in our Province to give back to the people who need imme-
diate medical attention.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this Bill is
earnestly sought.

REP. ING B. BERNOS
e District, Abra



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

a 1874

HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY REP. CHING BERNOS

AN ACT
CONVERTING THE LA PAZ DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICI-
PALITY OF LA PAZ, PROVINCE OF ABRA AINTO A GENERAL HOS-
PITAL UNDER THE FULL AUTHORITY AND TECHNICAL SUPERVI-
SION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO BE KNOWN AS THE
LA PAZ GENERAL HOSPITAL, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY
FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) TO ONE HUNDRED (100) BEDS,
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The La Paz District Hospital in the Municipality of La
Paz, Province of Abra is hereby converted into a general hospital under the
full authority and technical supervision of the Department of Health to be
known as La Paz General Hospital.

Sec. 2. The bed capacity of the La Paz General Hospital is hereby
increased from twenty-five (25) to one hundred (100) beds.

See. 3. The existing service facilities and professional healthcare services
of the La Paz General Hospital are also hereby upgraded to conform with and
be commensurate to the bed capacity increase as provided in Section 2
hereof.

Sec. 4.The existing workforce of the La Paz General 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 plantilla positions to be created
and filed up upon prior consultation with the La Paz General Hospital.

Sec. §. All accounts and expenses of the La Paz General Hospital shall be
audited by the Commission on Audit.

See. 6, The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the
Dey ‘’s programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations.Act.

Sec. 7. The Department of Health shall issue the necessary rules and

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reguiaticns for the effective implementation of this Act.

Sec. 8. The Act shall take effect within fifteen (is) days after its
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