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Republic Act
Approved February 24, 1998

Republic Act No. 8549

An act upgrading the seventy-five (75)-bed capacity puerto princesa provincial hospital in the city of puerto princesa, province of palawan, into a tertiary level hospital, increasing the capacity to one hundred fifty (150)-bed, which shall be known as the ospital ng palawan, and appropriating funds therefor

AN ACT UPGRADING THE SEVENTY-FIVE (75)-BED CAPACITY PUERTO PRINCESA PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL, INCREASING THE CAPACITY TO ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150)-BED, WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE OSPITAL NG PALAWAN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

In plain language

The act upgrades the Puerto Princesa Provincial Hospital from a 75-bed facility to a 150-bed tertiary-level hospital known as the Ospital ng Palawan and appropriates funds for its operation.

  • Upgrades the hospital to 150 beds
  • Department of Health to promulgate implementation rules
  • Funding to be included in the General Appropriations Act
  • Act takes effect upon approval
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Tenth Congress

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8549, February 24, 1998 ]

AN ACT UPGRADING THE SEVENTY-FIVE (75)-BED CAPACITY PUERTO PRINCESA PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL, INCREASING THE CAPACITY TO ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150)-BED, WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE OSPITAL NG PALAWAN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1

The existing seventy-five (75)-bed capacity Puerto Princesa Provincial Hospital in the City of Puerto Princesa, Province of Palawan, is hereby upgraded into a one hundred fifty (150)-bed capacity hospital to be known as the Ospital ng Palawan which shall be under the administrative and technical supervision of the Department of Health.

Section 2

The Department of Health shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act.

Section 3

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: Provided, That the present level of financing support for the subject hospital shall be maintained by the local government.

Section 4

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

| (Sgd.) ERNESTO M. MACEDA President of the Senate | (Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA 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 December 4, 1997 and November 24, 1997, respectively.

| (Sgd.) LORENZO E. LEYNES JR. Secretary of the Senate | (Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO Secretary General House of Representatives |

Approved: February 24, 1998.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS 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.