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Republic Act
Approved 2013-08-28

Republic Act No. 10613

An act increasing the minimum bed capacity of the zamboanga city medical center from two hundred fifty (250) to five hundred (500), amending for the purpose section 2 of republic act no. 7272

AN ACT INCREASING THE MINIMUM BED CAPACITY OF THE ZAMBOANGA CITY MEDICAL CENTER FROM TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) TO FIVE HUNDRED (500), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 2 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7272

In plain language

Amends Section 2 of RA 7272 to increase the bed capacity of Zamboanga City Medical Center from 250 to 500 for up to three years, with implementation overseen by the Secretary of Health and funding included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

  • Amends Section 2 of RA 7272 to increase bed capacity to 500
  • Implementation period of up to 3 years from approval
  • Secretary of Health to include funding in the annual General Appropriations Act
  • Act takes effect 15 days after publication
Healthcare
Medical Center
Bed Capacity
Zamboanga
Region IX

Fifteenth Congress Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand twelve.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10613

AN ACT INCREASING THE MINIMUM BED CAPACITY OF THE ZAMBOANGA CITY MEDICAL CENTER FROM TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) TO FIVE HUNDRED (500), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 2 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7272

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1

Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7272 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Section 2. The Medical Center shall serve as the principal hospital facility of Region IX. It shall have an increase in the bed capacity from two hundred fifty (250) to five hundred (500). The increase in bed capacity shall be implemented for a period of not more than three (3) years from the approval of this Act."

Section 2

The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Departments programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

Section 3

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

| (Sgd.) JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA Acting Senate President | (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives |

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on March 23, 2011 and June 6, 2013, respectively.

| (Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of the Senate | (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives |

Approved: AUG 28 2013

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.