An Act Upgrading the Seventy-Five (75)-Bed Capacity Puerto Princesa Provincial Hospital in the City of Puerto Princesa, Province of Palawan, into a Tertiary Level Hospital, Increasing the Capacity to One Hundred Fifty (150)-Bed, Which Shall be Known as the Ospital ng Palawan, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Republic Act No. 8549, enacted on February 24, 1998, upgrades the Puerto Princesa Provincial Hospital in Palawan from a 75-bed to a 150-bed capacity facility, which will be named Ospital ng Palawan. The hospital will operate under the administrative and technical supervision of the Department of Health. The Act mandates that necessary funding be included in the General Appropriations Act for the subsequent year, while ensuring that local government financing for the hospital is maintained. The Department of Health is tasked with creating rules and regulations for the law's implementation. This Act took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 8549
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 24, 1998
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8549
AN ACT UPGRADING THE SEVENTY-FIVE (75)-BED CAPACITY PUERTO PRINCESA PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL, INCREASING THE CAPACITY TO ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150)-BED, WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE OSPITAL NG PALAWAN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The existing seventy-five (75)-bed capacity Puerto Princesa Provincial Hospital in the City of Puerto Princesa, Province of Palawan, is hereby upgraded into a one hundred fifty (150)-bed capacity hospital to be known as the Ospital ng Palawan which shall be under the administrative and technical supervision of the Department of Health.
SECTION 2. The Department of Health shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act.
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: Provided, That the present level of financing support for the subject hospital shall be maintained by the local government.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: February 24, 1998
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 94 No. 28, 23 Supp., on July 13, 1998.
Cite This Law
An Act Upgrading the Seventy-Five (75)-Bed Capacity Puerto Princesa Provincial Hospital in the City of Puerto Princesa, Province of Palawan, into a Tertiary Level Hospital, Increasing the Capacity to One Hundred Fifty (150)-Bed, Which Shall be Known as the Ospital ng Palawan, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 8549, Feb 24, 1998 (Philippines)
An Act Upgrading the Seventy-Five (75)-Bed Capacity Puerto Princesa Provincial Hospital in the City of Puerto Princesa, Province of Palawan, into a Tertiary Level Hospital, Increasing the Capacity to One Hundred Fifty (150)-Bed, Which Shall be Known as the Ospital ng Palawan, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Republic Act No. 8549 (Phil. 1998)
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