COTABATO CITY — To improve healthcare accessibility and modern medical facilities, several Bangsamoro solons filed BTA Bill No. 283 on Monday morning, February 9, proposing the establishment of an infirmary hospital in Tipo-Tipo town in Basilan province.
Member of the Parliament Dr. Kadil
Sinolinding, Jr., one of the principal authors of the proposed measure,
emphasized the growing population and economic development in the municipality,
stating that immediate medical facilities and hospital services are necessary
to address the health needs of the people.
Currently, Tipo-tipo residents have to
travel 22.2 kilometers to Lamitan District Hospital via Basilan Circumferential
Road, the nearest existing hospital.
Sinolinding said that patients often
endure long hours of travel to Lamitan or resort to sea travel to Zamboanga
City for advanced medical treatments.
Under BTA Bill No. 283, the Tipo-tipo
Community Hospital would fall under the administrative supervision of the
region’s Health Ministry.
The ministry will be responsible for
determining and approving the organizational structure for the hospital’s
management and operations.
Funds for the hospital’s maintenance
and operation will be included in the BARMM’s General Appropriations Act.
The Tipo-tipo Community Hospital Act
of 2024 was introduced by MPs Mosber Alaudin, Jr., Mohager Iqbal, Amroussi
Macatanong, Tarhata Maglangit, lawyers Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba, Lanang Ali, Jr.,
Mary Ann Arnado, and Engr. Aida Silongan,
MoH and the Ministry of Finance,
Budget, and Management will craft the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR)
within 60 days after the proposed hospital bill takes effect.
MPs Mudjib Abu, Ibrahim Ali, Mohammad
Kelie Antao, Prof. Eddie Alih, Dan Asnawie, Dr. Hashemi Dilangalen, Matarul
Estino, Tawakal Midtimbang, Suwaib Oranon, Abdulwahab Pak, Said Sheik, and
Bassir Utto are the co-authors. (LTAIS- Public Information, Publication, and
Media Relations Division)
