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Third Regular Session )
18 JUL 3 AIO “11
SENATE
SENATE BILLNO. 1859 rece.n jo

INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO

AN ACT

INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE MARIANO MARCOS
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (MMMH&MC),
BATAC CITY, ILOCOS NORTE FROM TWO HUNDRED (200) BEDS TO
SEVEN HUNDRED (700) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS SERVICES,
FACILITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE, AUTHORIZING
THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL PERSONNEL
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Province of Ilocos Norte has two (2) component cities, Laoag and
Batac, and twenty-one (21) municipalities. With the continuous increase in the
province’s population, more and more people in the locality need to be treated
and given the most appropriate medical assistance.

The Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
(MMMH&MO), Batac City, Hocos Norte is the only medical center in the
provinces of Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. It does not only cater to patients from
those provinces but also those coming from as far as the Province of Cagayan.
Inso many instances, the MMMH&MC is the referral hospital of other hospitals
in Hlucos and in Cagayan.

At present, the MMMH&MC only has an authorized 200-bed capacity.
Considering the many patients it has to cater, especially in times when there is
an upsurge thereof, there had been several instances that it accommodated
patients beyond its bed capacity.

In view of the foregoing, this is the most opportune time to increase the
MMMH&MC’s bed capacity from 200 beds to 700 beds in order to conform with



the policy of the State to provide quality and efficient health care service, in
relation to the national government's health care agenda.

in view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure is
earnestly sought.

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JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO



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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Third Regular Session )

18 JUL -3- AIO “11
SENATE

SENATE BILLNO. 1859 Recti. cr

INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO

AN ACT

INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE MARIANO MARCOS
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (MMMH&MC),
BATAC CITY, ILOCOS NORTE FROM TWO HUNDRED (200) BEDS TO
SEVEN HUNDRED (700) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS SERVICES,
FACILITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE, AUTHORIZING
THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL PERSONNEL
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1, Increase in Authorized Capacity, — The authorized bed capacity
of the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MO),
Batac City, Ilocos Norte is hereby upgraded from two hundred (200) to seven
hundred (700) beds.

SEC. 2. Upgrade of Existing Service Facilities. — The existing service facilities
and the professional health services of the MMMHé&MC are hereby upgraded
to conform with and be commensurate to the bed capacity increase as provided
for in Section 1 hereof.

SEC. 3. Upgrade of Existing Professional Health Care Services. — The existing
workforce and personnel, medical and non-medical, of the MMMH&MC shall
also be increased. The Department of Health (DOH), in coordination with the
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Civii Service
Commission (CSC), shall determine the additional plantilla positions to be
created and filled up upon prior consultation with the MMMH&MC.



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SEC. 4. Implementation. — The increase in bed capacity of the MMMH&MC
from two hundred (200) to seven hundred (700) shall be implemented within a
period of four (4) years from the approval of this Act.

SEC. 5. Appropriation. — The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in
the Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which
shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).

SEC. 5. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,