Establishment of Abatan Emergency Hospital in Benguet
Republic Act No. 6347, enacted on June 19, 1971, establishes the Abatan Emergency Hospital at Kilometer 90 along the Halsema Mountain Highway in Benguet Province. The hospital will operate under the supervision of the Director of Medical Services, with its location determined by the Municipal Councils of Mankayan and Buguias in consultation with the Director. An appropriation of 300,000 pesos is allocated for its establishment and maintenance for the fiscal year 1972, with future funding to be included in the General Appropriations Act. The Secretary of Health is tasked with creating necessary regulations for the hospital's operation. The Act took effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 6347
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 19, 1971
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6347
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL AT KILOMETER 90, HALSEMA MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY, PROVINCE OF BENGUET, TO BE KNOWN AS ABATAN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the direct supervision of the Director of Medical Services, an emergency hospital at Kilometer 90, Halsema Mountain Highway, Province of Benguet, to be known as the Abatan Emergency Hospital. The site for the said hospital shall be determined by the Municipal Councils of the Municipalities of Mankayan and Buguias, all in the Province of Benguet, in consultation with the Director of Medical Services. casia
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 3. The sum of three hundred thousand pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the establishment, operation and maintenance of said hospital for the fiscal year nineteen hundred seventy-two. Such sums as may be necessary for its operation and maintenance in subsequent years shall be included in the General Appropriations Act. cd
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, June 19, 1971.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 67, No. 52, p. 10020 on December 27, 1971
Cite This Law
Establishment of Abatan Emergency Hospital in Benguet, Republic Act No. 6347, Jun 19, 1971 (Philippines)
Establishment of Abatan Emergency Hospital in Benguet, Republic Act No. 6347 (Phil. 1971)
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