Appropriation of Funds for Provincial Hospital Buildings
Republic Act No. 339, enacted on July 24, 1948, appropriates one million pesos from the National Treasury for the construction, repair, or reconstruction of provincial hospital buildings in the Philippines. The funds are to be administered by the Secretary of Health, with presidential approval, and can also be used for constructing nurses' dormitories and physicians' quarters. The Act aims to enhance healthcare infrastructure in provinces lacking hospital facilities. It takes effect upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette in April 1949.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 339
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 24, 1948
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 339
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE MILLION PESOS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR OR RECONSTRUCTION OF PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL BUILDINGS
SECTION 1. Out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated the sum of one million pesos or so much thereof as may be necessary to be expended by the Secretary of Health, subject to the approval of the President, for the construction of provincial hospital buildings in all provinces which do not have provincial hospital buildings, as well as for the construction of nurses' dormitories, physicians' quarters, and other necessary buildings. This amount may also be used for the repair or reconstruction of other provincial hospitals.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: July 24, 1948
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 45, No. 4, p. 1674 in April 1949
Cite This Law
Appropriation of Funds for Provincial Hospital Buildings, Republic Act No. 339, Jul 24, 1948 (Philippines)
Appropriation of Funds for Provincial Hospital Buildings, Republic Act No. 339 (Phil. 1948)
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