Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular. Session
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Introduced by Representatives Marjorie Ann ``Maan" A. Teodoro, Yedda Marie K.
Romualdez and Jude A. Acidre
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This bill seeks to increase the bed capacity of Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical
Center (ARMMC) in the City of Marikina from five hundred (500) beds to one thousand
(1,000) beds.
The Hospital was established in 1946 in virtue of Republic Act No. 3862 or A7t Act
Providing  for  the  Establishment,  Operation,  and  Maintenance  of an  Emergeney  Hospital  in  the
Municipdity Of Marikina, Province Of Rizal, and Authorizing the A:ppropriation Of Funds Therefor
with a capacity of only 25 beds; It was created to cater to the medical needs of the locals of
Marikina and its neighboring towns and municipalities within the province of Rizal. In 1969,
its bed capacity increased from 25 to 50 and then again from 50 to 75 beds in 1974.
In 1977, the facility became a tertiary provincial hospital with a bed capacity of 100
now fully equipped in the fields of Medicine, Pediatrics, Ob-Gyne and Surgery. After some
time, it became a tertiary licensed facility, teaching and training center under the Department
of Health  (DOH).  As a result,  the hospital has been considered as a  ``referral center"  for
complicated cases for the eastern part of Metro Manila, province of Rizal and other provinces.
In 1992, ARMMC increased its bed capacity from 100 beds to 150 beds in virtue of
Republic Act No. 7209, and again in 2007 from 150 beds to 300 beds in virtue of Republic Act
No. 9419 and finally, 300 beds to 500 beds in virtue of Republic Act No.11287 in 2019.
Given the history of ARMMC, it is apparent that it has been serving Filipinos for
decades and has proven itself worthy of being an outstanding medical facility. To be granted
a  continuous  increase in bed  capacity  is  a testament  to  the hospital's  conformity  to  the
evolving health needs and services of the medical field. The increase in bed capacity from 500
to 1,000 will provide further opportunities for the hospital to open its doors to Filipinos who
heavily rely on them for their inmediate care and treatments.
Health shall always be one of our priorities. It is through health that we can guarantee
an active participation within our community for the development of it and our country. It is


likewise the State's responsibility to protect and promote the right to health of the people and
instill health consciousness among them.
Therefore, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
rdrdERT ARIE K. ROMUALDE
Representative
Party-List, Tingog Sinirangan
First District, Marikina City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HouseBillNo.5EL3
Introduced by Represertyatives Marjorie Ann ``Maan" A. Teodoro, Yedda Marie K.
Romualdez and Jude A. Acidre
AN ACT
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY 0F THE AMANG RODRIGUEZ MEMORIAL
MEDICAL CENTER (ARMMC) IN THE CITY 0F MARIKINA FROM FIVE HUNDRED
(500) BEDS T0 ONE THOUSAND (1,000) BEDS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
SEC.  1.  The  authorized bed  capacity  of the Amang  Rodriguez  Memorial  Medical Center
(ARMMC)  in  the  City  of  Marikina  is  hereby  increased  from  five  hundred  (500)  to  one
thousand (1,000) beds.
Sec. 2. The existing professional and health care services and facilities of the ARMMC are
hereby upgraded to  conform with and be utilized to the increase in  its bed  capacity  as
mentioned in Section 1 hereof .
Sec. 3. The existing workforce of ARMMC shall likewise be increased to conform with the
increase in its bed capacity. Upon prior consultation with the management of ARMMC, in
coordination with the Secretary of Health, the Secretary of Budget and Management, and the
Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission shall determine the additional plantilla positions
to be created in pursuant of this Act.
Sec. 4. The Secretary of Health shall indude in the Department's program the implementation
of the increase in the bed capacity of ARMMC, the funding of which shall be included in
annual General Appropriations Act.


Sec. 5. The fund necessary for the implementation of this act shall be charged against the
General Appropriations Act.
Sec. 6. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts or
provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
Sec.  7.  Republic Act No.  9419, as amended by Republic Act No.  11287, is hereby further
amended. All other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed,  amended,  or
modified accordingly.
Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the O#cz.¢J G¢zcffe or
in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,