Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6617)
Republic Act No. 6617 is an Act establishing an emergency hospital in the Municipality of Biri, Province of Northern Samar, and authorizing the appropriation of funds for this purpose.
The emergency hospital is established in the Municipality of Biri, Province of Northern Samar.
The emergency hospital shall be under the direct supervision of the Director of Medical Services.
The sum of two hundred thousand pesos was authorized for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the hospital during the fiscal year 1972.
The funds will be appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Thereafter, such sums as may be needed for its operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Act took effect upon its approval on October 23, 1972.
The Act was approved by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, and was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives with Gil J. Puyat as Senate President and Cornelio T. Villareal as Speaker of the House.
The supervision ensures that the hospital operates effectively under proper medical standards and government health policies.
The Act does not specify it as temporary; it establishes the hospital permanently with provisions for continuous funding in subsequent general appropriations.