Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7269)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 7269 is to expand the Pioduran Emergency Hospital in the Municipality of Ligao, Province of Albay, from a twenty-five-bed capacity to a fifty-bed capacity hospital.
The Pioduran Emergency Hospital is located in the Municipality of Ligao, Province of Albay.
Before the enactment, the hospital had a twenty-five-bed capacity, which was expanded to a fifty-bed capacity hospital after the enactment of RA 7269.
The amount necessary for the expansion is charged against the lump-sum appropriations authorized under the current General Appropriations Act. Subsequent operational and maintenance expenses are included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
RA 7269 took effect upon its approval on March 20, 1992.
The key officials who approved RA 7269 were President Corazon C. Aquino, Senate President Neptali A. Gonzales, and House Speaker Ramon V. Mitra.
Section 2 provides that after the initial appropriation for the expansion project, the sums necessary for the hospital's operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Republic Act No. 7269 was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
The House of Representatives passed it on January 22, 1991, and the Senate passed it on December 10, 1991.
No, Republic Act No. 7269 does not mention penalties or specific operational guidelines; it focuses on the expansion and funding of the hospital.