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BillHBN-847020th Congress

Butuan General Hospital

In committee Filed Mar 17, 2026
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Filed on March 17, 2026, and referred to the Committees on Health and Demography and Finance; it has been pending in committee since then with no recorded action.

Should you care?
Relevance to you
Moderate

The bill addresses the need for improved healthcare facilities in Butuan City, which is essential for local residents.

Residents of Butuan CityHealthcare professionalsDepartment of Health
Timeliness
Timely

The bill responds to the growing healthcare needs of the Butuan community, especially as populations increase.

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Long title

Butuan General Hospital

Plain-language summary
✦AI Summary

This bill aims to upgrade the Butuan Medical Center in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, to a Level III hospital, which will be renamed Butuan General Hospital. It includes provisions for increasing the hospital's bed capacity and upgrading its facilities and services.

What this bill actually requires
RequiresUpgrades Butuan Medical Center to Level III hospital (Sec. 1)
RequiresIncreases bed capacity from 150 to 300 (Sec. 2)
RequiresUpgrades existing healthcare services and facilities (Sec. 3)
RequiresDetermines additional positions required for operation (Sec. 5)
RequiresIncludes funding in the annual General Appropriations Act (Sec. 7)
FundsFunding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (Sec. 7)
DeadlineTransition period for renationalization commences upon approval (Sec. 6)
DeadlineTakes effect 15 days after publication (Sec. 10)
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What changes from current law

Compared with current law:

Today

Butuan Medical Center has 150 beds.

This bill

Butuan General Hospital will have 300 beds.

Today

Current healthcare services may be limited.

This bill

Healthcare services will be upgraded.

Today

No specific funding for upgrades.

This bill

Funding will be included in the General Appropriations Act.

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The main purpose of the bill is to upgrade the Butuan Medical Center into a Level III hospital, which will be renamed Butuan General Hospital, and to increase its bed capacity from 150 to 300.

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Issue areas
HealthEducationLocal GovernmentHealthcare ServicesDepartment of HealthButuan General HospitalButuan residentsHospital upgrade

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Legislative history
Mar 17, 2026Senate
Introduced by Representatives JOSE "JOBOY" II S. AQUINO, CIRIACO JR B. GATO and MIKAELA ANGELA B. SUANSING;
Mar 17, 2026Senate
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on March 16, 2026;
Mar 17, 2026Senate
Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
Mar 18, 2026Senate
Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY and FINANCE;
✦ AI insight

Stalled: the bill was introduced and approved on third reading by the House on March 16, 2026, but has sat in the Senate committee since March 18, 2026, with no further action.

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Full text
HBN-8470 — verbatim textAs filed

'ONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINI WENTIETH CONGRES } First Regular Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H. No. 8470 BY REPRESENTATIVES AQUINO, GATO AND SUANSING (M.A.) AN ACT UPGRADING THE BUTUAN MEDICAL CENTER IN THE CITY OF BUTUAN, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL NORTE, INTO A LEVEL Ill HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BUTUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The Butuan Medical Center in the City of Butuan, Province

of Agusan del Norte, is hereby upgraded into a Level Ill hospital to be known as the Butuan General Hospital (BGH), which shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health (DOH).

SEC. 2. The authorized bed capacity of the BGH shall be increased from

one hundred fifty (150) to three hundred (300) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan that shall be prepared by the DOH.

SEC. 3. The existing professional healtn care services and facilities of the

BGH shall also be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 2 hereof. nurses, and upe existine, shal at to ticr8a, cores pondina doctors,.

SEC. 5. The Secretary of Health shall, in consultation with the Medical

Center Chief of the BGH, determine the additional positions required for the operation of the BGH, subject to applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Norte, formulate a transition plan for the renationalization of the BGH. The transition period for the renationalization shall commence immediately upon approval of this Act.

SEC. 7. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the

Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 8. If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the

remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 9. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations

consistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingli

SEC. 10. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in

the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. Approved, Page 2 of 2

Reproduced from the Senate document. The official PDF is the authoritative version.