SB 1429

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Sep 30, 2025

Soccsksargen Regional and Medical Center (South Cotabato)

An Act Upgrading the Soccksargen General Hospital in the Municipality of Surallah, Province of South Cotabato, into a Level III Hospital to Be Known as the Soccksargen Regional and Medical Center, Appropriating Funds Therefor

In plain language

The proposal would turn the 100‑bed SOCCSKSARGEN General Hospital in Surallah into a Level III regional medical center with 1,500 beds, upgraded services, and more staff, funded through the national budget over the next three years.

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HB 8342· Filed Mar 9, 2026
An Act Renaming the Soccsksargen General Hospital in the Municipality of Surallah, Province of South Cotabato, to Soccsksargen Regional and Medical Center, Increasing Its Bed Capacity from Seventy-Five (75) to One Thousand Five Hundred (1,500) Beds, Upgrading Its Professional Health Care Services and Facilities, Authorizing the Increase of Its Medical Personnel, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Approved by the House on 2026-03-16, transmitted to the Senate on 2026-03-17 and received by the Senate on 2026-03-17Rep. Ferdinand L. Hernandez +4
HB 3950· Filed Aug 20, 2025
An Act Converting the Soccsksargen General Hospital in the Municipality of Surallah, Province of South Cotabato, into Soccsksargen Regional and Medical Center, Increasing Its Bed Capacity, Upgrading Its Professional Health Care Services and Facilities, Authorizing the Increase of Its Medical Personnel, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Substituted by HB08342Rep. Ferdinand L. Hernandez
HB 884· Filed Jul 1, 2025
An Act Upgrading the Soccsksargen General Hospital in the Municipality of Surallah, Province of South Cotabato, into a Level III Hospital to Be Known as the Soccsksargen Medical Center, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-07-29Rep. Ferdinand L. Hernandez
HB 8470· Filed Mar 11, 2026
An Act Upgrading the Butuan Medical Center in the City of Butuan, Province of Agusan Del Norte, into a Level III Hospital to Be Known as the Butuan General Hospital, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Approved by the House on 2026-03-16, transmitted to the Senate on 2026-03-17 and received by the Senate on 2026-03-17Rep. Jose "Joboy" II S. Aquino +2
HB 9613· Filed Jun 2, 2026
An Act Upgrading the Talavera General Hospital in the Municipality of Talavera, Province of Nueva Ecija, into a Level III General Hospital, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2026-06-02)Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing +1

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SBN-1429 · Sources: BatasWatch