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BillHBN-862120th Congress

Northern Cordillera Regional Medical Center

In committee Filed May 6, 2026
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Filed on May 6, 2026, and referred to the Committee on Health and Demography; it has been pending in committee since then with no recorded action.

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Relevance to you
Moderate

The bill addresses the need for improved health care facilities in the Kalinga region.

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Timely

The bill responds to the growing need for better health care facilities in the region.

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Long title

Northern Cordillera Regional Medical Center

Plain-language summary
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This bill aims to upgrade the Kalinga Provincial Hospital in Tabuk into a Level III Regional Hospital, named the Northern Cordillera Regional Medical Center, under the supervision of the Department of Health.

What this bill actually requires
RequiresUpgrade Kalinga Provincial Hospital to Level III
RequiresIncrease workforce of NCRMC
RequiresFormulate transition plan within 180 days
FundsFunding to be included in the annual General Appropriations Act
Deadline180 days for transition plan
Deadline15 days after publication for effectivity
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What changes from current law

Compared with current law:

Today

Kalinga Provincial Hospital is a lower-level facility.

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It will be upgraded to a Level III Regional Hospital.

Today

Current workforce may be insufficient for expanded services.

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Workforce will be increased to meet new demands.

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No formal transition plan for renationalization exists.

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A transition plan must be formulated within 180 days.

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The bill aims to upgrade the Kalinga Provincial Hospital in Tabuk to a Level III Regional Hospital, known as the Northern Cordillera Regional Medical Center, under the supervision of the Department of Health.

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Issue areas
HealthSocial WelfareDepartment of HealthKalinga Provincial HospitalNorthern Cordillera Regional Medical CenterHealth care workersKalinga residents

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Legislative history
May 6, 2026Senate
Introduced by Representatives CAROLINE B. AGYAO, CIRIACO JR B. GATO, MIKAELA ANGELA B. SUANSING and CHING B. BERNOS;
May 6, 2026Senate
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on May 5, 2026;
May 6, 2026Senate
Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
May 19, 2026Senate
Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY and FINANCE;
✦ AI insight

Stalled: the bill was approved on third reading by the House of Representatives on May 5, 2026, but has sat in the Senate committee since May 19, 2026, with no further action.

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Full text
HBN-8621 — verbatim textAs filed

CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES TWENTIETH CONGRESS First Regular Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H. No. 8621 BY REPRESENTATIVES AGYAO, GATO, SUANSING (M.A.) AND BERNOS AN ACT UPGRADING THE KALINGA PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF TABUK, PROVINCE OF KALINGA, INTO A LEVEL III REGIONAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE NORTHERN CORDILLERA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: 1.

SECTION 1. The Kalinga Provincial Hospital in the City of Tabuk, Province

of Kalinga, is hereby upgraded into a Level Ill regionai hospital to be known as the Northem Cordillera Regional Medical Center (NCRMC), which shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Departhent of Health (DOH).

SEC. 2. Any future increase in the bed capacity of the NCRMC shall be

consistent with the hospital development plan that shall be prepared by the DOH.

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

NCRMC shall also be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 2 hereof.

SEC. 4. The existing workforce of the NCRMC, which includes doctors,

nurses, and support personnel, shall also be increased correspondingly.

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

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

SEC. 6. Within one hundred eighty (180) days from the effectivity of this

Act, the DOH shall, in coordination with the Provincial Government of Kalinga, formulate a transition plan for the renationalization of the NCRMC. 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. Ií 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,

inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

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,

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