June 20, 1997 *

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8313

AN ACT UPGRADING THE QUIRINO MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

SECTION 1. It is the declared policy of the State to fully protect and safeguard the physical and mental well-being of our citizens.

SECTION 2. The Quirino Memorial Medical Center is hereby formally established and upgraded with a capacity of three hundred fifty (350) hospital beds.

SECTION 3. The construction and upgrading of the hospital facilities and services shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health.

SECTION 4. The amount of One hundred million pesos (P100,000,000) is hereby authorized to be released from the proceeds of the lotto sponsored by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office for the purchase of equipment. cdt

SECTION 5. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

* Lapsed into law on June 20, 1997, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 93 No. 39 page 6120 on September 29, 1997.