Philippine Heart Center (1)

August 14, 2009 FIRB RESOLUTION NO. 017-09 SUBJECT MATTER : Philippine Heart Center (1) WHEREAS, the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) provides specialized heart care services to a number of patients, most of whom are classified as indigents; WHEREAS, the operations of the PHC require the replacement of outdated equipment and continuing provisions of supplies and materials, most of which are not locally available or are not available in the quantity and/or quality required, thus prompting the PHC to import said items and in the process incur tax and duty liabilities thereon; WHEREAS, the PHC does not have the financial capacity to assume the burden of the taxes and duties on its importations of hospital equipment and medical supplies; HDTCSI WHEREAS, there is also a need to ensure that all importations covered by this tax subsidy grant will be used exclusively by the PHC in its operations and not for other purposes; WHEREAS, the PHC is required to submit a certification from the Department of Health (DOH) that the materials and equipment to be imported are not locally available; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, to grant tax subsidy to the PHC in the amount of THIRTY ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN AND 50/100 (P31,341,997.50) only representing taxes and duties on its 2009 importations of hospital supplies, materials and equipment; Provided, however, that: the initial issuance of the Certificate of Entitlement to Subsidy (CES) shall be made only upon the submission by the PHC to the FIRB of (a) a certification from the DOH that the materials and equipment to be imported are not locally available in sufficient quantity, of comparable quality and at reasonable prices; (b) required billings and/or documents evidencing the importations; and (c) certification that all hospital supplies, materials and equipment for which tax subsidy is granted shall form part of the regular inventory of the PHC as certified to by its resident Commission on Audit (COA) auditor: Provided, further, that such availment shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 13 of the 2009 General Appropriations Act, subject to the availability of funds therefor, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Rules and Regulations to Implement the Subsidy Provision under Executive Order No. 93. LLjur (SGD.) GIL S. BELTRAN Undersecretary of Finance Presiding Officer FIRB Reference: Joint FIRB-Technical Committee Meeting dated August 14, 2009.