Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7548)
The primary purpose of Republic Act No. 7548 is to expand and upgrade the Malay Municipal Hospital in Barangay Balusbus, Municipality of Malay, Province of Aklan, from a ten-bed capacity municipal hospital to a twenty-five-bed capacity district hospital, to be known as the Malay District Hospital.
The Malay Municipal Hospital is located in Barangay Balusbus, Municipality of Malay, Province of Aklan.
The new bed capacity of the Malay District Hospital authorized by RA 7548 is twenty-five beds.
The new name of the Malay Municipal Hospital after upgrading under RA 7548 will be the Malay District Hospital.
Section 2 of RA 7548 provides for the appropriation of funds necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act, stating that such amount shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
RA 7548 took effect upon its approval on May 22, 1992, as stated in Section 3 of the Act.
The President of the Senate who signed RA 7548 was Neptali A. Gonzales, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives was Ramon V. Mitra.
RA 7548 was passed by the House of Representatives on May 14, 1991, and by the Senate on February 3, 1992.
RA 7548 was approved by President Corazon C. Aquino.
RA 7548 does not specify any penalty or sanction for non-compliance within its provisions.