Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6875)
Republic Act No. 6875 is titled "An Act Establishing a Ten-Bed Municipal Hospital in Barangay Tinongdan, Municipality of Itogon, Province of Benguet, to be known as the Itogon Municipal Hospital, and Appropriating Funds Therefor." Its main purpose is to establish a ten-bed municipal hospital in Barangay Tinongdan, Itogon, Benguet.
The municipal hospital is established in Barangay Tinongdan, Municipality of Itogon, Province of Benguet.
The hospital is to be known as the Itogon Municipal Hospital.
The hospital will have ten beds.
The initial funding for the hospital will be charged against the appropriations authorized under the Fiscal Year 1989 General Appropriations Act.
Funds necessary for the operation and maintenance of the hospital after its establishment shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Before construction, the Secretary of Health must issue a written assurance that personnel for the hospital will be appointed and that funds for its maintenance and operation have been appropriated.
The Act took effect upon its approval on March 8, 1990.
The Act was signed by the President of the Senate Jovito R. Salonga, the Speaker of the House Ramon V. Mitra, and approved by President Corazon C. Aquino.
The initial funding was provided under the Fiscal Year 1989 General Appropriations Act.