REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

~ 7683

House Bill No.

Introduced by HON. KRISTINE ALEXIE B. TUTOR
Third District, Bohol

Explanatory Note

This proposed measure seeks to increase the bed capacity of the Cong. Simeon G.
Toribio Memorial Hospital in the Municipality of Carmen, Province of Bohol from forty
(40) to seventy-five (75).

The Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial Hospital is a small hospital which provides
quality and affordable health care services to the residents from the Municipality of
Carmen and its neighboring towns. The hospital is engaged in various medical programs
including a special help for children and poor families. However, thru the years, the
growth in the number of the population in the municipality of Carmen and its
neighboring towns pose greater challenges in ensuring the well-being of the populace.

Hence, there is a need to improve the capacity of the Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial
Hospital. This proposed measure provides for an increase in the bed capacity of the
hospital as well as a corresponding increase in its workforce.

The proposed legislation aims to create a more responsive health institution that shall
ensure that effective and efficient delivery of medical services are made available to the
public, particularly the poor and the marginalized sector of society.

In view of the foregoing, immediate approval of this measure is earnestly sought.

HON. KRISTINE ALEXIE B. TUTOR

PRE. SEN

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No. _7683

Introduced by HON. KRISTINE ALEXIE B. TUTOR
Third District, Bohol

INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF CONG. SIMEON G. TORIBIO
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CARMEN, PROVINCE OF
BOHOL FROM FORTY (40) BEDS TO SEVENTY-FIVE (75) BEDS AND

AN ACT

APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Cong. Simeon G. Toribio
Memorial Hospital in the Municipality of Carmen, Province of Bohol is hereby
increased from forty (40) beds to seventy-five (75) beds. Any future increase in

bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital’s development plan.

SEC. 2. The existing professional and health care services and facilities of
the Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial Hospital are hereby upgraded to conform

with and be commensurate to the bed capacity as herein provided for.

SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial
Hospital shall be correspondingly increased. Upon prior consultation with the
management of the Cong. Simeon G. Toribio Memorial Hospital, in coordination
with the Secretary of Health, the Secretary of Budget and Management, and the
Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission shall determine the additional

plantilla positions to be created pursuant to this Act.

SEC. 4, The Provincial Government of Bohol shall provide the necessary
funds to support the increase in bed capacity of the Cong. Simeon G. Toribio
Memorial Hospital and the corresponding upgrading of its facilities and services.


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The Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) shall include in the DOH’s
subsidy program, support for the capital outlay requirements of the

aforementioned hospital.

SEC. 5. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional,
the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 6. All other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or
parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby

repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in

the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,