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

SECTION 1. The bed capacity of the Biliran Provincial Hospital in its proposed relocation aite in Barangay Larrazabal, Municipality of Naval, Province of Biliran, shall be increased from seventy-five (75) to two hundred (200) beds.

SEC. 2. The existing hospital facilities and professional health care services of the Biliran Provincial Hospital are hereby upgraded and increased to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity. The number of medical personnel shall be correspondingly increased.

SEC, 3. The Provincial Government of Biliran shall provide the necessary funds to support the increase in bed capacity of the Biliran Provincial Hospital and the corresponding upgrading of its facilities and services. The Secretary of Health shall include in the Department's program, subsidy support for the capital outlay requirements of the said hospital.

SEC. 4. Republic Act No. 7194, entitled "An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Naval General Hospital in the Municipality of Naval, Subprovince of Biliran, Leyte. From Twenty-Five (25) to Fifty (50) Beds, and Appropriating Funds Therefbif and Republic Act No. 3875> entitled "Ad Act Converting Naval Emergency Hospital in the Municipality of Naval, Province of Leyte, Into a General Hospital to be Known as Naval General Hospital, and Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds Therefor" are hereby repealed. All laws, decrees, ordinances, rules and regulations, executive or administrative orders, and other presidential issuances inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 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 the Senate

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on September 20, 2017, amended by the Senate on July 24, 2018, and which amendment was concurred in by the House of Representatives on October 1, 2018.

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: JAN 03 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
  President of the Philippines