Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3987

Introduced by Honorable ALFONSO V. UMALI JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The 1987 Constitution Section 15, Article II provides that,
“The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people
and instill health consciousness among them.”

This bill seeks to convert the Oriental Mindoro Central
District Hospital (OMCDH) of the province of Oriental Mindoro into
provincial hospital as a necessary consequence of the proposed
conversion of the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Hospital (OMPH) into
MIMAROPA Regional Hospital.

In compliance with the Rationalization Plan for effective and
efficient hospital operation, the Oriental Mindoro Central District
Hospital (OMCDH) was established on August 1, 2013, as a result
of the merging of Gloria Medicare Hospital and Pinamalayan
Community Hospital.

Similar to the OMPH, the OMCDH is one of hospitals
managed by the Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro
specifically under the supervision of the Chief of Hospital,
Guillermo A. Gonzales, MD, MHA, FICS. It is constructed in a
5,000 square meter lot strategically located at Strong Republic
Nautical Highway in Brgy. Papandayan, Pinamalayan, Oriental
Mindoro, approximately 70km away from the port of Calapan City.

The OMCDH serves as the core referral Hospital of the central
inter-local health zone primarily catering an estimated populace of


250,000 coming from various municipalities in the Province of
Oriental Mindoro namely, Pinamalayan, Pola, Socorro, Gloria and
Bansud, and even from the Municipality of Concepcion in the
Province of Romblon.

Based on the new guidelines for hospital licensing, the
OMCDH has been re-classified as an Infirmary facility licensed by
the Department of Health (DOH) and duly accredited by the
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) with 25
licensed beds and 50 implementing beds. The OMCDH has two
operating theaters with anesthesia machines for major surgical
operation procured when it was previously upgraded to a First
Level hospital. Further, the hospital also has a delivery room, Level
II licensed laboratory X-ray machine, an accredited animal bite
center, with 24hours pharmacy and even providing Maternal,
Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) services including
family planning, prenatal, natal and post-natal care.

However, it is glaring that the ratio of the OMCDH’s bed
capacity vis-a-vis the population of the areas it actually serves is
awfully disproportionate. Consideration must also be given to the
rapidly increasing population of the Province of Oriental Mindoro,
the needs for health care services also rapidly increase.

The increase in bed capacity and upgrading of OMCDH to a
provincial hospital is unquestionably indispensable in improving
the quality of health services being provided by the provincial
government and will ensure that the poorest Mindorefio have
access to affordable and effective health care. With the passage of
this legislative measure, the people of the Province of Oriental
Mindoro can have access to a quality and affordable health care
that shall pave the way for them to have a better life in the future.

In view thereof, early consideration and approval of this bill
is earnestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

Quezon City, Metro Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

3067
House Bill No.

Introduced by Honorable ALFONSO V. UMALI, JR.

AN ACT CONVERTING THE ORIENTAL MINDORO CENTRAL
DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN PINAMALAYAN, ORIENTAL MINDORO
TO PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS ORIENTAL
MINDORO PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AND TO INCREASE THE
BED CAPACITY TO ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) BEDS, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The Oriental Mindoro Cental District Hospital in Brgy.
Papandayan, Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro, shall be converted
into a provincial hospital to be known as “Oriental Mindoro
Provincial Hospital (OMPH).” Accordingly, its bed capacity shall
increase from twenty-five (25) to one hundred fifty (150) beds.

SECTION 2. The existing service facilities, medical equipments
and professional health care services are also hereby upgraded to
conform with and commensurate to the increase of bed capacity
as provided in Section 1 of this Act.

SECTION 3. The Department of Health, in coordination with the
Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro, the Department of
Budget and Management and Civil Service Commission, shall
determine the additional plantilla positions to be created and filled
up in the implementation of this Act.


SECTION 4. The Department of Health, also, shall promulgate the
rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of
this Act.

SECTION 5. The increase in bed capacity of the OMPH from
twenty-five (25) to one hundred fifty (150) beds shall be
implemented within the period of two (2) years from the approval
of this Act.

SECTION 6. The amount necessary to carry out the provision of
this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the
year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers
of general circulation.

Approved.