Full Title
An act increasing the bed capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center in Zamboanga City from five hundred (500) to eight hundred (800) beds and appropriating funds therefor, amending for the purpose Republic Act no. 7272, as amended, entitled "An act converting the Zamboanga Regional Hospital in Zamboanga City into Zamboanga City Medical Center, and appropriating funds therefor".
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Congress
17th Congress of the Republic
House Bill
H. No. 6742
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Date of Approval
October 10, 2018

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Bill Note
House Bill Only
Subjects
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)
HOSPITALS, PUBLIC -- ZAMBOANGA CITY
RA - 11087
ZAMBOANGA CITY MEDICAL CENTER
Amendment Note
RA 7272

Full Text of Issuance

114 OG No. 43, 7309 (October 22, 2018)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11087, October 10, 2018 ]

AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE ZAMBOANGA CITY MEDICAL CENTER IN ZAMBOANGA CITY FROM FIVE HUNDRED (500) TO EIGHT HUNDRED (800) BEDS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7272, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "AN ACT CONVERTING THE ZAMBOANGA REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN ZAMBOANGA CITY INTO ZAMBOANGA CITY MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR"

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

SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center in Zamboanga City is hereby increased from five hundred (500) to eight hundred (800) beds.

SEC. 2. The existing hospital facilities and professional health care services of the Zamboanga City Medical Center are hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in its bed capacity as provided in Section 1 hereof.

SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the Zamboanga City Medical Center shall also be correspondingly increased. The Department of Health, shall, in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission, and after consultation with the Zamboanga City Medical Center, determine the additional plantilla positions to be created pursuant to this Act.

SEC. 4. The increase in bed capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center from five hundred (500) to eight hundred (800) beds shall be implemented for a period of not more than two (2) years from the approval of this Act.

SEC. 5. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department's programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

 Approved,

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III            President of the Senate (SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the house of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on December 11, 2017 and August 7, 2018, respectively.

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA            Secretary of the Senate (SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING              Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: OCT 10 2018

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE    President of the Philippines  

 

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