As the government continues to work towards providing quality health care for Filipinos especially during the pandemic, President Rodrigo Duterte has recently signed 7 new laws that would upgrade hospitals and establish a provincial medical facility.
The measures that Duterte inked into law are the following:
- Republic Act 11495 establishing the Bicol Women’s And Children’s Hospital in Pamplona, Camarines Sur
- RA 11496 increasing the capacity of the Western Visayas Medical Center in Mandurriao, Iloilo City to 700 beds from the current 425, and authorizing the hiring of more health workers
- RA 11497 raising the capacity of the Las Piñas General Hospital And Satellite Trauma Center to 500 beds from 200, and authorizing the hiring of more health workers
- RA 11498 doubling the current 500-bed capacity of the The Cagayan Valley Medical Center in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
- RA 11499 expanding the services of the Malita District Hospital In Malita, Davao Occidental
- RA 11500 upgrading the Siargao District Hospital in Dapa, Surigao Del Norte into a level 2 general hospital to be known As The Siargao Island Medical Center
- RA 11501 doubling the 500-bed capacity of the Quirino Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City
The seven laws, signed by the president last November 13, have recently been published in the Official Gazette.
The country’s cases of coronavirus have reached 421,722, with 8,185 deaths and 26,745 active cases.
