Eighteenth Congress
Second Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand twenty.

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11559, June 24, 2021 ]

AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE NAGUILAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAGUILIAN, PROVINCE OF LA UNION FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) BEDS TO FIFTY (50) BEDS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Naguilian District Hospital in the Municipality of Naguilian, Province of La Union is hereby increased from twenty-five (25) beds to fifty (50) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan.

Section 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the Naguilian District Hospital are also hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 1 hereof.

Section 3. The Provincial Government of La Union shall provide the necessary funds to support the increase in bed capacity of the Naguilian District Hospital and the corresponding upgrading of its facilities and services.Ꮮαwρhi৷

Section 4. The amount of Two hundred million pesos (P200,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated for the implementation of this Act shall be included and funded under the 2022 General Appropriations Act under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) of the Department of Health.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III
President of Senate
(SGD.) LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO
Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on May 6, 2020, amended by the  Senate of the Philippines on May 31, 2021, and which amendment was concurred in by the House of Representatives on June 2, 2021.

  

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
Secretary of the Senate
(SGD.) MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA
Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: JUN 24 2021

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines


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