An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Located in Baguio City, from Four Hundred (400) to Five Hundred (500) Beds, Upgrading the Service-Facilities and Professional Health Care Therein, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Republic Act No. 8634, enacted on May 7, 1998, increases the bed capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 400 to 500 beds. This law also mandates the upgrading of existing service facilities and healthcare services to align with the increased capacity. Funding for these enhancements will be included in the General Appropriations Act for the year following the law's enactment and beyond. The Act took effect upon its approval and lapsed into law without the President's signature, as stipulated in the Constitution.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 8634
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 7, 1998 *
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8634
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, LOCATED IN BAGUIO CITY, FROM FOUR HUNDRED (400) TO FIVE HUNDRED (500) BEDS, UPGRADING THE SERVICE-FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE THEREIN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The bed capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center in Baguio City is hereby increased from four hundred (400) to five hundred (500).
SECTION 2. Existing service-facilities and professional health care services are also hereby upgraded to conform with and commensurate to the bed-capacity increase as provided in Section 1 as above-cited.
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 upon its approval.
* Lapsed into law on May 7, 1998, 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. 31, 44 Supp., on August 3, 1998.
Cite This Law
An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Located in Baguio City, from Four Hundred (400) to Five Hundred (500) Beds, Upgrading the Service-Facilities and Professional Health Care Therein, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 8634, May 7, 1998 (Philippines)
An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Located in Baguio City, from Four Hundred (400) to Five Hundred (500) Beds, Upgrading the Service-Facilities and Professional Health Care Therein, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 8634 (Phil. 1998)
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