Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6874)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 6874 is to establish a ten-bed municipal hospital in the Municipality of Las Nieves, Province of Agusan del Norte, to be known as the Las Nieves Municipal Hospital.
The Las Nieves Municipal Hospital will operate under the direct supervision of the Department of Health.
The hospital will have ten beds.
The necessary funds will be charged against the appropriations authorized under the Fiscal Year 1989 General Appropriations Act.
The Act provides that sums necessary for the operation and maintenance of the hospital shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Before construction, the Secretary of Health must issue a written assurance that personnel will be appointed and that funds for the hospital's maintenance and operation have been appropriated.
The Act took effect upon its approval on March 8, 1990.
The Act was approved by then President Corazon C. Aquino.
The Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines enacted the Act.
The official name of the hospital is the Las Nieves Municipal Hospital.