Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7328)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 7328 is to increase the bed capacity of the Valladolid District Hospital in the Municipality of Valladolid, Province of Negros Occidental, from twenty-five (25) to fifty (50) beds and to appropriate funds for this purpose.
The bed capacity of the Valladolid District Hospital in the Municipality of Valladolid, Province of Negros Occidental, is increased by Republic Act No. 7328.
The bed capacity is increased from twenty-five (25) beds to fifty (50) beds.
Upon approval of the Act, the existing Valladolid Emergency Hospital shall be called and publicly known as the Valladolid District Hospital.
The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act shall be charged against the lump-sum appropriations authorized under the current General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, necessary sums for operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Act took effect upon its approval.
Republic Act No. 7328 was approved by then President Corazon C. Aquino.
Neptali A. Gonzales, President of the Senate, and Ramon V. Mitra, Speaker of the House of Representatives, signed the Act.
The operational and maintenance expenses for the hospital will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act after the initial fund appropriation for the increase in bed capacity.
Naming the hospital as 'District Hospital' designates it as a government facility serving a wider district area, reflecting enhanced capacity, responsibility, and possibly eligibility for more government funding and resources.