Republic Act No. 10613

: The main objective of Republic Act No. 10613 is to increase the minimum bed capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center from two hundred fifty (250) beds to five hundred (500) beds.
: Republic Act No. 10613 amends Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7272.
: The new minimum bed capacity mandated is five hundred (500) beds.
: The increase in bed capacity shall be implemented for a period of not more than three (3) years from the approval of the Act.
: The Secretary of Health is tasked to include the implementation of the Act in the Department's programs.
: The funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
: The Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
: The Medical Center serves as the principal hospital facility of Region IX.
: Republic Act No. 10613 was signed by Acting Senate President Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Speaker of the House Feliciano Belmonte Jr., and President of the Philippines Benigno S. Aquino III.
: The House of Representatives approved it on March 23, 2011, and the Senate on June 6, 2013.