Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Eighteenth Congress 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.______ 
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Introduced by Representative Alex “AA” L. Advincula 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to transfer the management, supervision and control of the 
Ospital ng Imus from the City of Imus, Province of Cavite to the Department of 
Health.  
The Ospital ng Imus is a three-story, 130-bed capacity Level 1 general 
hospital that provides medical and health services to the people of Imus and the 
neighboring municipalities and cities, especially indigents and senior citizens. 
Its services include major and minor operations and other ancillary services 
such as x-ray, ultrasound and laboratory.  
Pursuing the objective to provide adequate medical services, including 
curative, preventive and promotive health care, at the local level, the 
Department of Health partly funded the construction and purchase of medical 
equipment of the Ospital ng Imus through the Health Facility Enhancement 
Program.  In 2018, the Ospital ng Imus was turned over to the City of Imus and 
started its operation on October 12, 2018.  
The hospital was properly managed and financed by the City of Imus. 
However, when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2020, the City of Imus 
found it difficult to manage and finance the operation of the Ospital ng Imus 
due to the challenging responsibility of implementing the COVID-19 response 
and recovery interventions.  
To assure the residents of Imus and other neighboring municipalities and 
cities of continuous and improved quality health care services, it is urgently 
necessary to transfer the management, supervision and control of the Ospital ng 
Imus to the Department of Health.  
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
ALEX “AA” L. ADVINCULA 
September 7, 2021
2:14 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
House of Representatives 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
Eighteenth Congress 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.______ 
Introduced by Representative Alex “AA” L. Advincula 
AN ACT 
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TRANSFERRING 
THE 
MANAGEMENT, 
SUPERVISION 
AND 
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CONTROL OF THE OSPITAL NG IMUS FROM THE CITY OF IMUS, 
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PROVINCE OF CAVITE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
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APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
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Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. The management, supervision and control of the Ospital ng 
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Imus in the City of Imus, Province of Cavite are transferred to the Department 
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of Health to ensure adequate health facilities, professional health care, and 
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delivery of basic, essential and specialized health services to the residents of the 
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City of Imus, and the neighboring municipalities and cities of the Province of 
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Cavite. 
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SEC. 2.  The health facilities, human resources, buildings, grounds, 
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records, equipment, liabilities, rights and other assets of the Ospital ng Imus are 
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likewise transferred to the Department of Health, subject to the provisions of 
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Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of 
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1991.” 
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The incumbent healthcare workers of the Ospital ng Imus are 
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automatically absorbed as personnel of the Department of Health without loss 
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of seniority rights.  
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SEC. 3.  The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act 
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is charged against the current year’s appropriations of the Department of Health.  
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Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary for the continued implementation of 
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this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.  
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SEC. 4. Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act, the 
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Secretary of Health shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the 
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effective implementation of this Act. 
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SEC. 5.  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
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the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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Approved,  
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