Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6574)
The primary purpose of Republic Act No. 6574 is to establish a national emergency hospital in the Municipality of Lianga, Province of Surigao del Sur, to be known as Lianga National Emergency Hospital.
The Lianga National Emergency Hospital will operate under the direct supervision of the Director of Medical Services.
The initial amount appropriated is two hundred fifty thousand pesos, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 1971.
The appropriation for the fiscal year 1971 is an initial amount; thereafter, the sum needed for its operation and maintenance will be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act, making it ongoing.
The Act took effect upon its approval on September 30, 1972.
The official name of the hospital is Lianga National Emergency Hospital.
No, Republic Act No. 6574 does not provide any penalties or sanctions; it only establishes the hospital and authorizes funding.
The government, through the Annual General Appropriations Act, is responsible for including future appropriations needed for the hospital’s operation and maintenance.
Yes, the hospital is established specifically in the Municipality of Lianga, Province of Surigao del Sur.
Republic Act No. 6574 was enacted without executive approval.