An Act Converting the Margosatubig District Hospital in Margosatubig, Zamboanga Del Sur Into a Regional Hospital to be Known as Margosatubig Regional Hospital and to Increase the Bed Capacity to Three Hundred (300) Beds, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Republic Act No. 8412, enacted on November 27, 1997, converts the Margosatubig District Hospital in Zamboanga del Sur into the Margosatubig Regional Hospital, increasing its bed capacity from 50 to 300 beds. The Act mandates the Department of Health to establish rules for its implementation. Funding for this initiative will be included in the General Appropriations Act for the subsequent fiscal year. The law took effect immediately upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette on March 23, 1998.
November 27, 1997 *
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8412
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MARGOSATUBIG DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN MARGOSATUBIG, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR INTO A REGIONAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS MARGOSATUBIG REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND TO INCREASE THE BED CAPACITY TO THREE HUNDRED (300) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The Margosatubig District Hospital in Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur, shall be converted into a regional hospital to be known as Margosatubig Regional Hospital and to increase the bed capacity from fifty (50) to three hundred (300) beds.
SECTION 2. The Department of Health shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act. cdt
SECTION 3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval.
* Lapsed into law on November 27, 1997 without the signature of the President in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 94 No. 12 page 2117 on March 23, 1998.