EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session
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SENATE 
S. No. 2033
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
RENAMING THE EASTERN VISAYAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN THE 
CITY OF TACLOBAN, PROVINCE OF LEYTE INTO EASTERN VISAYAS 
MEDICAL CENTER, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY FROM FIVE HUNDRED 
(500) TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) BEDS, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II Section 15 of our Constitution provides, "The State shall protect and 
promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among 
them." It is therefore imperative for the government to ensure adequate and 
functioning public health infrastructure in order to serve the medical needs of the 
general public.
One of the immediate and pragmatic solutions to the lack of health facilities in 
the regions is by expanding the current capacity of our existing hospitals, enhancing 
the efficiency in the delivery of health services, and strengthening linkages and 
partnerships between faciiities. We have seen how the Eastern Visayas Regional 
Medical Center in Tacloban, Leyte has played a crucial role in the fight against the 
Covid-19 pandemic. It serves as a Covid-19 testing and treatment hub not oniy in the 
region, as it assists other patients and hospitals from the Bicol region.


This measure seeks to increase the bed capacity of EVMC from 500 to 1,500 
and upgrade its professional health services and facilities, in order to address the 
health concerns of more residents in the region.
In this light, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
RAMOI^ONG REVILLA, JR.


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBUC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session
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SENATE 
S. No. 2033
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
RENAMING THE EASTERN VISAYAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN THE 
CITY OF TACLOBAN, PROVINCE OF LEYTE INTO EASTERN VISAYAS 
MEDICAL CENTER, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY FROM FIVE HUNDRED 
(500) TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) BEDS, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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Section 1. The Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center in the City of Tacloban,
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Province of Leyte, is hereby renamed Eastern Visayas Medical Center (EVMC).
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Sec. 2. The bed capacity of the EVMC shall be increased from five hundred
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(500) to one thousand five hundred (1,500) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity
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shall be consistent with the hospital development plan which shall be prepared by the
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Department of Health (DOH).
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Sec. 3. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the EVMC
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are also upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed
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capacity as provided for in Section 2 hereof.
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Sec. 4. The existing workforce of the EVMC, which includes doctors, nurses,
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and support personnel, shall also be increased correspondingly. The Secretary of the
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DOH shall, after consultation with the Chief of the EVMC, and in coordination with the
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Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management and the Commissioner of
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the Civil Service Commission, determine the additional new positions to be created
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and filled up.


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Sec. 5. The Secretary of the DOH shall immediately include in the Department's
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program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shaii be included in the
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annuai Generai Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 6. This Act shaii take effect fifteen (15) days after its pubiication in the
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,