Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7246)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 7246 is to expand the Carigara District Hospital in the Municipality of Carigara, Province of Leyte, from a twenty-five-bed capacity to a fifty-bed capacity district hospital.
The Carigara District Hospital is located in the Municipality of Carigara, Province of Leyte.
Before RA 7246, the Carigara District Hospital had a twenty-five-bed capacity.
RA 7246 authorizes the expansion of the hospital to a fifty-bed capacity.
The law states that the amount necessary for the expansion shall be charged against the lump-sum appropriations under the current General Appropriations Act, and thereafter, necessary funds for operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
RA 7246 took effect upon its approval on March 19, 1992.
The law was approved by President Corazon C. Aquino, Senate President Neptali A. Gonzales, and Speaker of the House Ramon V. Mitra.
It implies that the hospital’s operation and maintenance costs are to be funded by the government on an annual basis through the national budget, ensuring sustained financial support.
The House of Representatives passed it on January 23, 1991, and the Senate passed it on December 3, 1991.
No, RA 7246 does not provide any penalties or sanctions; it is a special law focused on hospital expansion and appropriation.