Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7446)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 7446 is to increase the bed capacity of the Baliuag District Hospital in Baliuag, Bulacan from seventy-five (75) to one hundred (100) beds.
The Baliuag District Hospital is located in the town of Baliuag, Bulacan, Philippines.
An additional twenty-five (25) beds were authorized to be added to the Baliuag District Hospital.
The bed capacity increase is established under Section 1 of Republic Act No. 7446.
The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be charged against the lump-sum appropriations authorized under the current General Appropriations Act, and thereafter, the necessary sums for operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Philippine government, through the Congress and the relevant agencies responsible for the General Appropriations Act, is responsible for including the necessary sums for operation and maintenance of the hospital in the annual budget.
Republic Act No. 7446 took effect upon its approval on April 27, 1992.
The principal signatories of Republic Act No. 7446 included then President Corazon C. Aquino, Senate President Neptali A. Gonzales, and House Speaker Ramon V. Mitra.
No, Republic Act No. 7446 does not specify any penalties for non-compliance.
Republic Act No. 7446 was passed through the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines.
The General Appropriations Act provides the necessary funding or appropriations to implement the increase in bed capacity and for the hospital's operation and maintenance.