Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 3075)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 3075 is to establish an emergency hospital in the Municipality of Pintuyan, Province of Southern Leyte, known as the Pintuyan Emergency Hospital.
The Pintuyan Emergency Hospital shall operate under the direct supervision of the Director of Medical Services.
The Secretary of Health is tasked with issuing the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purpose of the Act.
An initial sum of fifty thousand pesos was authorized to be appropriated for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the Pintuyan Emergency Hospital during the fiscal year 1962.
The funds shall be drawn from any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
After the initial fiscal year, the necessary sum for the hospital’s operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriation Acts.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 17, 1961.
Section 1 establishes the creation of the Pintuyan Emergency Hospital and sets its location and supervisory authority.
Under the Act, the Secretary of Health has the authority to issue rules and regulations necessary for the hospital’s implementation and operation.
The establishment of the Pintuyan Emergency Hospital is mandatory as stated in Section 1 of the Act.