Appropriating P10,000 for the Work of Enlightening the Public on the Subject of Cancer and Its Dangers
Act No. 2976, approved on February 21, 1921, allocates ten thousand pesos for public education on cancer and to support treatment for patients. The funds will be used for creating educational materials, transporting underprivileged patients to treatment facilities, and compensating volunteer lecturers, with provisions for hiring a temporary secretary if necessary. The Insular Treasurer will manage the disbursement of funds under the direction of the Committee on Cancer, with a cap of five thousand pesos per year. This Act aims to enhance awareness and provide necessary assistance to those affected by cancer.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2976
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 21, 1921
ACT NO. 2976
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TEN THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE WORK OF ENLIGHTENING THE PUBLIC ON THE SUBJECT OF CANCER AND ITS DANGERS, AND TO FURNISH TIMELY AND ADEQUATE TREATMENT TO CANCER PATIENTS
SECTION 1. The sum of ten thousand pesos, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry on the work of the Committee on Cancer of the Medical Association of the Philippine Islands. ISCDEA
SECTION 2. The funds appropriated by this Act shall be disbursed exclusively for the purchase or preparation of material for the dissemination of knowledge regarding cancer; for the payment of the transportation of poor patients from their places of residence to Manila or other places where they may receive suitable treatment; for the actual and necessary expenses of volunteer lecturers in connection with said propaganda, and, if deemed necessary by the Committee, for the employment of a temporary secretary, with an annual compensation not to exceed six hundred pesos.
SECTION 3. This sum shall be payable by the Insular Treasurer, subject to the orders of the Committee on Cancer of the Medical Association of the Philippine Islands, upon the signature of the chairman thereof: Provided, That not more than five thousand pesos shall be paid out in any one year.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, February 21, 1921. acHTIC
Cite This Law
Appropriating P10,000 for the Work of Enlightening the Public on the Subject of Cancer and Its Dangers, Act No. 2976, Feb 21, 1921 (Philippines)
Appropriating P10,000 for the Work of Enlightening the Public on the Subject of Cancer and Its Dangers, Act No. 2976 (Phil. 1921)
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