Law Summary

SECTION 1: Increase in Bed Capacity and Relocation

• Legal Principle: This provision mandates the increase in the bed capacity of the Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Provincial Hospital in Talibon, Bohol.
• Key Definitions:
  • Bed Capacity: Refers to the total number of hospital beds available for patient occupancy.
• Important Requirements:
  • The hospital's bed capacity is raised from seventy-five (75) to one hundred (100).
  • The physical location of the hospital is to be relocated to San Jose, Talibon, Bohol.
• Relevant Timeframes: Immediate effect upon approval.

SECTION 2: Funding Appropriation

• Legal Principle: This section outlines the financial provisions necessary to implement the law.
• Key Definitions:
  • General Appropriations Act: The annual legislation that allocates government funds for various expenditures.
• Important Requirements:
  • The necessary funds to execute the provisions of this Act will be included in the General Appropriations Act for the fiscal year following the enactment of this law.
• Relevant Timeframes: Funding must be appropriated in the next General Appropriations Act post-enactment.

SECTION 3: Effectivity

• Legal Principle: This section specifies when the law will take effect.
• Important Requirements:
  • The Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval.
• Relevant Timeframes: Effective from May 05, 1992, the date of approval by the President.

Approval and Legislative History

• Legal Principle: This section confirms the legislative process leading to the enactment of the law.
• Important Requirements:
  • The Act originated in the House of Representatives and was passed by both Houses on specific dates (House on October 14, 1991, and Senate on February 3, 1992).
• Key Definitions:
  • Approval: The formal endorsement of the law by the President of the Philippines.
• Relevant Timeframes: Officially approved on May 05, 1992.

Key Takeaways

• The Pres. Carlos P. Garcia Provincial Hospital's bed capacity is increased from 75 to 100 beds and is relocated to San Jose, Talibon, Bohol.
• Funding for this increase will be included in the General Appropriations Act for the subsequent fiscal year.
• The Act took effect immediately upon the President's approval on May 05, 1992.
• Both Houses of Congress participated in the legislative process, culminating in the law's enactment.