Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11103)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 11103 is to upgrade the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City by increasing its bed capacity from 200 to 400 beds and enhancing its hospital facilities and professional health care services.
The bed capacity is increased to four hundred (400) beds from the previous two hundred (200) beds.
The Department of Health is responsible for the direct supervision and control of the construction and upgrading of the hospital facilities.
The increase in bed capacity shall be implemented incrementally for a period not exceeding two (2) years from the approval of the Act.
Yes, the number of medical personnel shall be correspondingly increased to match the expanded bed capacity and upgraded services.
The Secretary of Health is tasked to include the implementation of this Act in the Department of Health's programs and ensure funding through the annual General Appropriations Act.
Republic Act No. 7943 is repealed by this Act.
It took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
The Amai Pakpak Medical Center is located in Marawi City, Province of Lanao del Sur.
The law must be published in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, and fifteen (15) days must pass after such publication before it takes effect.