Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7210)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 7210 is to increase the bed capacity of the Davao General Hospital from 350 to 400 beds.
The bed capacity of the Davao General Hospital is increased.
The bed capacity is increased from three hundred fifty (350) beds to four hundred (400) beds.
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.
Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the hospital shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Act took effect upon its approval on March 6, 1992.
The Act was approved by President Corazon C. Aquino, Senate President Neptali A. Gonzales, and House Speaker Ramon V. Mitra.
The General Appropriations Act provides the budget for both the increase in bed capacity initially and the ongoing operation and maintenance costs afterward.
The House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines passed the Act.
The House of Representatives passed it on January 23, 1991, and the Senate passed it on December 10, 1991.