EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. NO. 1377
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20 FEB 26
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
CONVERTING THE LA PAZ DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN  THE MUNICIPALITY OF 
LA PAZ, PROVINCE OF ABRA INTO A GENERAL HOSPITAL UNDER THE FULL 
AUTHORITY AND TECHNICAL SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH TO BE KNOWN AS THE LA PAZ GENERAL HOSPITAL, INCREASING 
ITS BED CAPACITY FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) BEDS TO ONE HUNDRED 
(100) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article n, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall 
protect the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them. 
It is the policy of the state to ensure that all communities have access to quality and 
accessible healthcare.
The La Paz District Hospital, is a government infirmary accommodating its 
surrounding municipalities namely, Danglas, Lagayan, San Juan, Tineg and Langiden, 
with only twenty-five (25) bed capacity.
To ensure that these communities are provided efficient access to quality health 
care, this bill seeks to convert the La Paz District Hospital into a general hospital and 
increase its authorized bed capacity from twenty-five (25) to one hundred (100).
IMEE R. MARCOS
Senator


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
)
SENATE
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20 
FEB 26 P4--58
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
CONVERTING THE LA PAZ DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN  THE MUNICIPALITY OF 
LA PAZ, PROVINCE OF ABRA INTO A GENERAL HOSPITAL UNDER THE FULL 
AUTHORITY AND TECHNICAL SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH TO BE KNOWN AS THE LA PAZ GENERAL HOSPITAL, INCREASING 
ITS BED CAPACITY FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) BEDS TO ONE HUNDRED 
(100) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. The La Paz District Hospital in the Municipality of La Paz, Province
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of Abra is hereby converted into a general hospital under the full authority and
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technical supervision of the Department of Health to be known as La Paz General
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Hospital.
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Section 2. The authorized bed capacity of the La Paz General Hospital shall be
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increased from twenty-five (25) to one hundred (100) beds.
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Section 3. The existing hospitai fadiities and professional health care services
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of the La Paz General Hospital, shall correspondingly be upgraded to include the
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increase in the number of its medicai personnel. The Department of Health (DOH), in
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coordinate with the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service
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Commission, shall determine the additional plantilla positions to be created and filled
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up upon consultation with the La Paz General Hospital.
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Section 4. All accounts and expenses of the La Paz General Hospital shall be
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audited by the Commission on Audit.


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Section 5. The Department of Health shall promulgate the necessary rules and
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regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
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Section 6. The DOH, through its approved annual budget, shall initially provide
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the necessary funding to support the increase in bed capacity of the VSMMC. The
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entire budgetary requirements of VSMMC for its operation and the upgrading of its
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facilities and services shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act the
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following year of its enactment.
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Section 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
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the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,