Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 2728)
The primary purpose of Republic Act No. 2728 is to establish an emergency hospital in the Municipality of General Santos, Province of Cotabato, to be known as the General Santos Emergency Hospital, and to authorize the appropriation of funds for its establishment, operation, and maintenance.
The General Santos Emergency Hospital will operate under the direct supervision of the Director of Medical Services.
The site for the hospital shall be determined by the Municipal Council of the Municipality of General Santos in consultation with the Director of Medical Services.
The Secretary of Health is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.
An initial appropriation of fifty thousand pesos was authorized for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the hospital for the fiscal year 1961.
Funds will be appropriated out of any available funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Funding for operation and maintenance in subsequent years shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 19, 1960, and was enacted without executive approval.
It means the law was passed through the legislative process and became effective without the need for the President's signature, implying it was either a veto override or a law enacted due to presidential inaction within a prescribed period.
The hospital is intended to be an emergency hospital serving the Municipality of General Santos and the surrounding area in the Province of Cotabato.
No, the Act does not specify any penalties for non-compliance.
The legal basis is the inclusion of the necessary funds in the annual General Appropriations Act for subsequent fiscal years.