Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILLNO.___ 230 _

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE AUDREY KAY T. ZUBIRI

AN ACT
UPGRADING THE BUKIDNON PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF MARAMAG, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON INTO A
TERTIARY LEVEL Ill GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BPH-
MARAMAG, UNDER THE CONTROL, SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 11, Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution states that “the State shall adopt an
integrated and comprehensive approach to health and development that shall endeavor to
make essential goods, health and other social services available to all people at all cost.”
However, access to quality healthcare remains one of the most pressing needs in the
Province of Bukidnon, particularly in geographically isolated and underserved
municipalities in the Region.

The Bukidnon Provincial Hospital in Maramag (BPH-Maramag) currently operates
as a secondary-level healthcare facility, offering limited medical services and handling
patient referrals from 36 different locations including neighboring provinces in the Region

such as Agusan Del Norte, Lanao Del Norte, Davao De Oro, and Surigao del Sur.

Through the years, the number of patients patticularly the poor and the
underprivileged, who sought the services to the provincial hospital had increased
significantly. BPH-Maramag, strategically located in the southern part of Bukidnon, serves
as a vital access point for health services for surrounding municipalities and provinces in
the Region providing health services to more than 6,000 patients monthly. On average, its
monthly bed occupancy rate is at 175% exceeding its current 130-bed capacity by almost
double.


With the nearest tertiary hospital, Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC),
located in Cagayan de Oro City or almost four (4) hours away from Maramag, many poor
families are left without adequate access to healthcare due to the prohibitive cost and
distance of travel. Despite the increasing need for health services in the Region, there
remains no accessible tertiary hospital in the immediate area capable of offering

comprehensive services such as specialized surgeries, intensive care, neonatal support, and

advanced diagnostic capabi

Thus, this proposed measure secks to upgrade the Bukidnon Provincial Hospital -
Maramag into a Level III Tertiary General Hospital allowing BPH-Maramag provide better

health care services in the region

Elevating BPH-Maramag to a tertiary level facility will improve access to quality
healthcare, reduce patient congestion in other hospitals, and support the goal of universal
health care as mandated by Republic Act No. 11223 or the “Universal Health Care Act”.

Ultimately, this measure seeks to empower local healthcare systems, ensure timely
and equitable medical care for Bukidnon’s rural and neighboring communities, and

strengthen the public health infrastructure in Mindanao.

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

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AUDREY KAY T. ZUBIRI
Representative, 3 District of Bukidnon



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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

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HousEBILLNo, 230

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE AUDREY KAY T. ZUBIRE

AN ACT
UPGRADING THE BUKIDNON PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF MARAMAG, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON INTO A
TERTIARY LEVEL Ill GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BPH-
MARAMAG, UNDER THE CONTROL, SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:

SECTION 1. The Bukidnon Provincial Hospital in the Municipality of Maramag,
Province of Bukidnon is hereby upgraded into a tertiary level III General Hospital to be
known as the Bukidnon Provincial Hospital-Maramag under the direct control, supervision,

and management of the Department of Health (DOH).

The increase in the bed capacity of the Bukidnon Provincial Hospital in the Municipality
of Maramag, Province of Bukidnon shall be in accordance with the hospital development

plan,

SEC. 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities are also hereby
upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the bed capacity increase as provided in

Section | hereof.

SEC. 3. The DOH, in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management

(DBM) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and in consultation with the management


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of the hospital, shall determine the additional plantilla positions to be created and filled up

in the workforce of the said hospital.

SEC. 4. The chief of the hospital shall develop a hospital development plan to be
submitted to the DOH to reflect the development goals of the hospital, consistent with the
increase in the bed capacity and service capability. Request for the staffing requirements,
capital outlay investments and budgetary needs for the operations shall be based on the

hospital development plan.

SEC. $. The Secretary of Health shall include in the Department's programs the
implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General

Appropriations Act.

SEC. 6. Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of
Health shall prepare the implementing rules and regulations upon consultation with the
Provincial Government of Bukidnon, the Representative of the District, where the hospital
is located, and other stakeholders and shall be implemented consistent with the hospital

development plan.

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

Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers general circulation

Approved,