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Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution states, "The state shall protect 
and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among 
them, " 
The Municipality of Cordova is a 3rd class municipality belonging to the 6th 
district of the Province of Cebu. There is no hospital within the town however 
the Municipal Health Office is there to address health consultations and 
h'eatment, immunizations and some minor surgery. The birthing/lying in 
services are also available in the Municipal Health Office giving assistance to the 
mothers who will deliver/give birth to their babies. 
Like the constituents of most urban areas and other cities in the country, a 
large majority of the municipality's population consists of minimum wage 
earners and those barely coming out of the poverty line. Immediate and critical 
medical attentions are among the concerns that need to be urgently addressed. 
The establishment of a public hospital within the Municipality is aimed at 
easing the plight of indigent constituents of the district when seeking affordable 
and quality medical care. It is also envisioned to provide them with a medical 
facility within accessible distance equipped with the basic life-saving equipment 
and professional expertise. 
Hence, the early approval of this measure is earnestly sought. 
FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
SENATEBILLNO._3_'~ 
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Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TWENTY FIVE (25)-BED HOSPITAL IN THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF CORDOVA PROVINCE OF CEBU, TO BE KNOWN AS 
CORDOVA PUBLIC HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION. 1. There shall be established a twenty five (25)-bed hospital in 
the Municipality of Cordova, under the supervision of the Department of Health, 
to be known as the Cordova Public Hospital. 
SECTION. 2. The Secretary of Health and/or his duly authorized 
representative, in consultation and coordination with the concerned officials of 
the Provincial Government of Cebu, shall formulate and promulgate the 
implementing guidelines, rules and regulations necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this Act. 
SECTION. 3. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the 
Department's programs the operationalization of the Cordova Public Hospital, 
the funding of which shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations 
Act. 
For purposes of this Act, the term "0perationalization'l shall include the 
acquisition of the Land on which the hospital will be established, the 
construction of the building and other complementary infrastructures and 
facilities, hospital equipment, as well as the costs for maintenance and personal 
services. 
SECTION. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the 
completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of 
general circulation. 
Approved,