Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11167)
Republic Act No. 11167 aims to increase the bed capacity of the Biliran Provincial Hospital from seventy-five (75) to two hundred (200) beds in its proposed relocation site in Barangay Larrazabal, Municipality of Naval, Province of Biliran, and to appropriate funds for this purpose.
The proposed relocation site is in Barangay Larrazabal, Municipality of Naval, Province of Biliran.
It increases the bed capacity of the Biliran Provincial Hospital from seventy-five (75) to two hundred (200) beds.
The hospital's existing facilities and professional health care services must be upgraded and increased to conform and be commensurate with the increased bed capacity. The number of medical personnel must also be correspondingly increased.
The Provincial Government of Biliran is responsible for providing the necessary funds. Additionally, the Department of Health Secretary is tasked to include subsidy support for the hospital's capital outlay requirements in the Department's program.
Republic Act No. 7194, which increased the bed capacity of the Naval General Hospital from twenty-five (25) to fifty (50) beds, and Republic Act No. 3875, which converted the Naval Emergency Hospital into Naval General Hospital, are both repealed.
The Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
RA 11167 was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines, approved by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on January 3, 2019.
It ensures that any laws, decrees, ordinances, rules and regulations, executive or administrative orders, and other presidential issuances inconsistent with RA 11167 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly to avoid legal conflict.
The Secretary of Health shall include subsidy support for the capital outlay requirements of the Biliran Provincial Hospital in the Department of Health's program.