Question & AnswerQ&A (BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 409)
The main purpose of Batas Pambansa Blg. 409 is to establish a ten-bed municipal hospital in the Municipality of Sergio Osmeña, Sr., Province of Zamboanga del Norte, to be known as the Sergio Osmeña, Sr. Municipal Hospital.
The hospital will operate under the direct supervision of the Office of the Minister, Ministry of Health.
The hospital will have ten beds.
The amount necessary for construction and operation shall not exceed seven hundred fifty thousand pesos (₱750,000).
The funding will come from the appropriations authorized by Batas Pambansa Blg. 230 for the Ministry of Health intended for new or expanded hospitals.
After the initial funding, the sum necessary for the hospital's operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
It took effect upon its approval on June 10, 1983.
The Municipality of Sergio Osmeña, Sr., Province of Zamboanga del Norte.
The law was enacted by the Batasang Pambansa.
No, the law does not specify any penalties for non-compliance.