Republic Act
Approved June 19, 1960

Republic Act No. 2725

An act providing for the maintenance and operation of a hospital in the municipality of mlang, province of cotabato, to be known as the mlang hospital, and authorizing the appropriation of funds therefor

An Act Providing for the Maintenance and Operation of a Hospital in the Municipality of Mlang, Province of Cotabato, to be Known as the Mlang Hospital, and Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds Therefor

In plain language

This act establishes a 25-bed general hospital in Mlang, Cotabato, authorizes the appropriation of fifty thousand pesos for its operation and maintenance, and empowers the Secretary of Health to promulgate necessary rules.

  • Establishment of a 25-bed general hospital
  • Authorization of fifty thousand pesos for operation and maintenance
  • Empowerment of Secretary of Health to promulgate rules
  • Funds to be released upon certification of suitable building
Healthcare
Hospital
Local Government
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REPUBLIC ACT No. 2725

An Act Providing for the Maintenance and Operation of a Hospital in the Municipality of Mlang, Province of Cotabato, to be Known as the Mlang Hospital, and Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds Therefor

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

There shall be under the direct supervision of the Director of Medical Services, twenty-five-bed general hospital in the Municipality of Mlang, Province of Cotabato, to be known as the Mlang Hospital. The site for the said hospital shall be determined by the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Mlang, in consultation with the Director of Medical Services.

Section 2

The Secretary of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations which may be necessary to carry into effect 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 for the fiscal year nineteen hundred sixty-one: 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 Appropriations Act.

Section 4

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 19, 1960.

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