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

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

House BillNo.__5264

Introduced by Rep. Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to amend the Charter of the National Kidney and Transplant
Institute (NKTI) which is a tertiary medical specialty center formerly known as the
National Kidney Foundation of the Philippines (NKFP) created on January 16, 1981 by
virtue of Presidential Decree 1832 signed by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos. By
virtue of Republic Act No. 8020, the NKTI was renamed from National Kidney Institute
(NKI) and designated as the lead center for organ transplantation. It was created with a
three-fold mission of Service, Training and Research primarily for the benefit of the
Filipino people afflicted with kidney and allied diseases and in pursuance of the policy of
the State to secure the well-being of the people by providing them with specialized
health and medical services. Presently, it is the only government hospital specializing in
renal diseases and organ transplantation and the center for referral of kidney patients
from various regional hospitals nationwide and is recognized as the lead agency in
voluntary blood services.

Kidney diseases, especially End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), are already the
7th leading cause of death among Filipinos. One Filipino develops chronic renal failure
every hour or about 120 Filipinos per million population per year or about 10,000
Filipinos each year. More than 5,000 Filipino patients are presently undergoing dialysis
and approximately 1.1 million people worldwide are on renal replacement therapy.
Presently, there are around 70,000 patients on dialysis, with thousand on the waiting list
for a kidney transplant, but only 400 are able to undergo transplantation annually.


This bill seeks to establish an NKTI in Bohol and in Davao City for the inhabitants
of the Islands of the Visayas and Mindanao, respectively to bring the quality and
specialized medical services closer to kidney patients in the Visayas and Mindanao
thereby improving the delivery of health services. In general, patients from these
geographical areas will really benefit from the establishment of these hospital facilities
as they will not be burdened with additional expenses when they presently seek
treatment at the principal office of NKTI in Quezon City. In this manner, NKTI's services
will be available to all the Filipinos in the countrywide since it will be located strategically
and for the purpose of decongesting people who may have come from the different
areas of the country.

Hence, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.



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

Eighteenth Congress
First Regular Session

- 5262

House Bill No.

Introduced by Rep. Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL KIDNEY AND TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE IN BOHCL
FOR THE VISAYAS AND DAVAO CITY FOR MINDANAO, AMENDING SECTIONS 14
AND 11 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1832, ENTITLED: AN ACT CREATING
THE NATIONAL KIDNEY AND TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE, AS AMENDED BY
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8020, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Presidential Decree No. 1832, is hereby amended to
read as follows:

Section 1. Creation of the National Kidney Foundation of the
Philippines. There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be
known as the National Kidney Foundation of the Philippines, hereinafter
referred to as the Foundation, which shall implement the intent and spirit of
this Decree. The Foundation shall have its principal office in Metro Manila,
and may have such branch offices, hospitals, clinics or subsidiaries in other
eee rn the Philippines as it may deem proper and necessary. The
FOUNDATION shall be under the Office of the President of the Philippines

THE NATIONAL KIDNEY AND TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE SHALL
ALSO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN HOSPITAL FACILITIES TO BE
LOCATED IN BOHOL FOR THE VISAYAS AND DAVAO CITY IN
MINDANAO. ALL OF THESE FACILITIES SHALL HAVE A HOSPITAL
DIRECTOR WHO SHALL BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION.


Sec. 2. Section 11 of Presidential Decree No. 1832, is hereby amended to read
as follows:

Section 11. Government Contribution. The amount of Ten Million
Pesos (P10,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated from the Casino Trust Fund
which | hereby ordered released to defray the initial operational expenses of
the FOUNDATION. THE SUM AMOUNT OF ONE BILLION
(P1,000,000,000.00) PESOS SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EACH HOSPITAL FACILITIES OF
THE NATIONAL KIDNEY AND TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE, INCLUDING
THE LAND ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND THE ACQUISITION
OF HOSPITAL EQUIPMENTS, FURNITURES, FIXTURES, AND
PERSONNEL SERVICES. Thereafter, the necessary amount to’ support
the continued operation and maintenance of the FOUNDATION shall be
included in the ANNUAL General Appropriations Act FOR THE
GONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT AND RELEASED,
SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT.

Sec. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Board of Trustees shall
formulate the implementing rules and regulations to carry out the implementation of thie
Act.

Sec. 4. Separability Clause. — If, for any reason, any part or provision of this Act
'S declared unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining provisions hereof which are not
affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect

Sec. 5. Repealing Clause. — Aji laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations or portions thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed,
amended or modified accordingly.

See. 6. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
Publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general
circulation

Approved,