SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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FEtJ 23 A 9 :16 
SENATE 
S. B. No. 
2660 
Introduced by Senator TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA 11/ 
AN ACT 
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE NORTHERN MINDANAO MEDICAL 
CENTER IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7938, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
For more than 90 years of existence, Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) 
has protected the right to health of the people though its projects and facilities, which are 
compliant to the requirements of modern medical technology, and through training of 
medical officers and personnel It has served an extensive number of people, not only in 
Cagayan de Oro City, but also in the entire region. It has provided health care and social 
services at an affordable cost, living up to its mandate and exceeding the expectations to a 
medical center It has catered to the needs of the indigents, elderly, disabled, women and 
children. It has also instilled health consciousness and has promoted a healthy environment in 
the region. 
The number of patients in NMMC has risen in recent years, and this has contributed 
to the hospital's problem of serving beyond its capacity. Currently, it has only 300 beds 
serving more or less 600 patients a day. Thus, for it to be consistent with its quality providing 
a health standard in the region, there is a dire need to increase the hospital's bed capacity. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
Senator 


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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
'15 
FEB 23 A 9 :16 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
S B. No. 
2660 
Introduced by Senator TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III 
AN ACT 
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE NORTHERN MINDANAO MEDICAL 
CENTER IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC 
ACT 
NO. 
7938, APPROPRIATING 
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 2 of Republic Act No. 7938 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
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"SEC. 2. The hospital facilities of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center 
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shall be upgraded and increased, consistent with the requirements of 
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modern medical technology and its status as a medical center. Accordingly, 
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its bed capacity shall be increased from [two hundred (200) to] three 
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hundred (300) beds TO SIX HUNDRED (600) BEDS." 
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SEC. 2. Section 3 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: 
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"SEC. 
3. 
The number of medical personnel, THE BUDGET FOR 
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PERSONNEL 
SERVICES 
AND 
MAINTENANCE 
AND 
OTHER 
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OPERATING EXPENSES of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center shall 
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correspondingly be Increased 
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN 
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COORDINATION 
WITH 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
BUDGET 
AND 
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MANAGEMENT SHALL DETERMINE THE ADDITIONAL PLANTILLA 
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POSITIONS TO BE CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT." 
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SEC. 3. There is hereby added a new Section 4 to read as follows. 
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"SEC. 4. THE INCREASE IN BED CAPACITY OF THE NORTHERN 
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MINDANAO MEDICAL CENTER FROM THREE (300) TO SIX (600) 
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HUNDRED BEDS SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR A PERIOD OF NOT 
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MORE THAN THREE (3) YEARS FROM THE APPROVAL OF THIS ACT." 


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SEC. 4. Section 4 of the same Act IS hereby renumbered as Seclion 5 and 
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amended to read as follows' 
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"SEC. [4] 5. [The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act 
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shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following ItS 
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enactment Into law and thereafter.] THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH SHALL 
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IMMEDIATELY INCLUDE IN THE DEPARTMENTS PROGRAMS THE 
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT, THE FUNDING OF WHICH SHALL BE 
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INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT" 
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SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen days after ItS publication in two (2) 
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newspapers of general circulation. 
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Approved, 
Note: Please check for the repealtng clause ltl the RA 7938 
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