LIVE: Senate Health committee holds hearing on bills establishing new hospitals | September 10, 2026

Senator Risa Hontiveros, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, leads the public hearing addressing 28 bills that cover 19 public hospital and health facility proposals across the Philippines. In this session, lawmakers and representatives from the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and various local government units deliberate on expanding the capacity and improving the service delivery of the national health care system. Agenda highlights include establishing DOH-run facilities in underserved regions, renaming existing regional medical centers, increasing bed capacities to ease congestion, and assessing the Philippines' first proposed "Tourism Specialty Hospital" in Mabini, Batangas. Chapters 05:26 - Intro / Call to Order by Sen. Risa Hontiveros 11:07 - Acknowledgment of Guests and Resource Persons 18:31 - Establishing DOH Hospitals in Davao de Oro & Dinagat Islands 35:48 - Establishing the Tandang Sora Hospital and Medical Center in Quezon City 45:57 - Upgrading Hospitals in Tigaon, Camarines Sur 51:15 - Proposed Veterans Hospitals in Visayas and Mindanao 58:22 - Renaming Public Hospitals in Apayao, Region 1, and Caloocan 01:17:42 - Level 3 Upgrading of Talavera and Cotabato General Hospitals 01:39:42 - Regional Medical Centers Proposed for the Soxargen Region 02:01:04 - Increasing Bed Capacities in Cotabato, Davao, and Valenzuela 02:20:51 - Expanding the Jose B. Lingad Medical Center in Pampanga 02:25:37 - The Proposed Batangas Tourism Specialty Hospital in Mabini 02:49:22 - Conclusion and Adjournment Subscribe to iWant to watch ANC live and on-demand: https://www.iwanttfc.com For more ANC Interviews, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm34qRgqWBU4AT2G3LWF27_RErcz0GVd9 For more ANC Highlights videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm34qRgqWBU4cKXctfaRZsLEHahqOc9dQ Subscribe to the ANC YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/ANCalerts Visit our website at https://news.abs-cbn.com/anc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ancalerts Twitter: https://twitter.com/ancalerts #SenateHearing #PublicHealthPH #UniversalHealthCare #RisaHontiveros #ANCHighlights #ANCAlerts #ANCNews #ABSCBNNews #NewsDigital #LatestNews #PhilippineNews