Establishment of Brooke's Point General Hospital in Palawan
Republic Act No. 2720, enacted on June 19, 1960, establishes a twenty-five-bed general hospital in Brooke's Point, Palawan, to be known as the Brooke's Point General Hospital. The hospital will operate under the supervision of the Director of Medical Services, with the Secretary of Health responsible for implementing necessary regulations. An initial appropriation of fifty thousand pesos from the National Treasury is authorized for the hospital's operation and maintenance for the fiscal year 1961, contingent upon the availability of a suitable hospital building. Future funding for the hospital will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The Act took effect upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette on January 9, 1961.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 2720
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 19, 1960
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2720
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BROOKE'S POINT, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. There shall be under the direct supervision of the Director of Medical Services, a twenty-five-bed general hospital in the Municipality of Brooke's Point, Province of Palawan, to be known as the Brooke's Point General Hospital.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Health shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 3. The sum of fifty thousand pesos is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the operation and maintenance of the said hospital during the fiscal year nineteen hundred sixty-one: Provided, That no amount herein appropriated will be released unless the Secretary of Health certifies that a suitable hospital building is available. Such sums as may be necessary for its operation and maintenance in subsequent years shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Enacted without Executive approval, June 19, 1960.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 57, No. 2, p. 240 on January 9, 1961
Cite This Law
Establishment of Brooke's Point General Hospital in Palawan, Republic Act No. 2720, Jun 19, 1960 (Philippines)
Establishment of Brooke's Point General Hospital in Palawan, Republic Act No. 2720 (Phil. 1960)
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