HB 7608

House·20th Congress·Filed Feb 4, 2026

An Act to Convert the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital in Dumaguete City, Province of Negros Oriental, into a 500 Bed Capacity, Specialty Service Hospital to Be Named as the Negros Oriental Regional Hospital and Appropriating Funds Therefor

In plain language

The proposal would transfer the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital to national control, rename it, double its bed capacity to 500, and upgrade it to a specialty service hospital.

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Author · Representative

Ma. Isabel L. SagarbarriaReceipts →

Official sources

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HB 8551· Filed Mar 16, 2026
An Act Renationalizing and Upgrading the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital in Dumaguete City, Province of Negros Oriental, Placing It Under the Department of Health (DOH), Converting It into a Five Hundred (500)-Bed Capacity Level III Hospital to Be Known as the Negros Oriental Medical Center, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2026-03-18Rep. Girlie E. Veloso
HB 798· Filed Jul 1, 2025
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HB 1757· Filed Jul 10, 2025
An Act Converting the Bayawan District Hospital in the City of Bayawan, Province of Negros Oriental into a Level II Hospital, Increasing Its Bed Capacity from Seventy (70) to Two Hundred (200), and Appropriating Funds Therefor
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HB 379· Filed Jun 30, 2025
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Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-07-29Rep. Jonathan Keith T. Flores
SB 2061· Filed Apr 21, 2026
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HB07608 · Sources: BatasWatch