Question & AnswerQ&A (BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 564)
The primary purpose of Batas Pambansa Blg. 564 is to establish a ten-bed municipal hospital in the Municipality of Kalamansig, Province of Sultan Kudarat, known as the Kalamansig Municipal Hospital.
The Kalamansig Municipal Hospital will operate under the direct supervision of the Office of the Minister, Ministry of Health.
The Kalamansig Municipal Hospital will have a capacity of ten beds.
An amount not to exceed seven hundred fifty thousand pesos (₱750,000) is authorized for the construction and operation of the Kalamansig Municipal Hospital.
The initial funding is to be sourced from the appropriations authorized by Batas Pambansa Blg. 230 for the Ministry of Health intended for new or expanded hospitals.
After the initial funding, the amount necessary for the hospital's operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Batas Pambansa Blg. 564 took effect upon its approval on June 24, 1983.
The Municipality of Kalamansig in the Province of Sultan Kudarat benefits from the establishment of the hospital under this Act.
The Office of the Minister, Ministry of Health, is responsible for the direct supervision of the Kalamansig Municipal Hospital.
No, Batas Pambansa Blg. 564 does not mention any penalties or sanctions; it primarily focuses on establishment, funding, and supervision of the hospital.