Establishment of Southern Isabela Hospital in Echague, Isabela
Republic Act No. 3146, enacted on June 17, 1961, establishes the Southern Isabela Hospital in Echague, Isabela, with a capacity of twenty-five beds. The hospital will operate under the supervision of the Director of Medical Services, and its location will be determined by the Municipal Council in consultation with the Director. An appropriation of one hundred thousand pesos is allocated for its initial operation and maintenance in the fiscal year 1962, contingent upon the availability of a suitable building, with future funding to be included in annual budgets. The Secretary of Health is tasked with creating necessary regulations for the Act's implementation.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 3146
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 17, 1961
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3146
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ECHAGUE, PROVINCE OF ISABELA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SOUTHERN ISABELA HOSPITAL 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 hospital in the Municipality of Echague, Province of Isabela, to be known as the Southern Isabela Hospital. The site for the said hospital shall be provided by the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Echague, in consultation with the Director of Medical Services.
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Health shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry into effect the purpose of this Act.
SECTION 3. The sum of one hundred 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-two: Provided, That no amount herein authorized to be appropriated will be released unless the Secretary of Health certifies that a suitable hospital building is available. Such sum as may be necessary for its operation and maintenance in subsequent years shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Acts. aisa dc
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1961
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 58, No. 3, p. 439 on January 15, 1962
Cite This Law
Establishment of Southern Isabela Hospital in Echague, Isabela, Republic Act No. 3146, Jun 17, 1961 (Philippines)
Establishment of Southern Isabela Hospital in Echague, Isabela, Republic Act No. 3146 (Phil. 1961)
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