[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11883, June 29, 2022 ]
AN ACT CONVERTING THE GOVERNOR CELESTINO GALLARES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN, PROVINCE OF BOHOL TO THE GOVERNOR CELESTINO GALLARES MULTI-SPECIALTY MEDICAL COMPLEX, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. The Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital in the City of Tagbilaran, Province of Bohol, is hereby converted into a medical complex to be known as the Governor Celestino Gallares Multi-Specialty Medical Complex (GCGMMC), which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).
SEC. 2. The GCGMMC shall be comprised of the following: (a) the Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Medical Center in Tagbilaran City, and (b) the Multi-Specialty Medical Center in the Municipality of Cortes, Province of Bohol.
SEC. 3. Any future increase in bed capacity, health care facilities, service capability, and human resource complement shall be based on the hospital development plan which shall be prepared by the DOH.
SEC. 4. The DOH shall determine the staffing patterns of the GCGMMC subject to the evaluation and approval of the Department of Budget and Management, and appoint the officials and employees of the GCGMMC in accordance with existing civil service laws, rules and regulations.
SEC. 5. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department’s program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 6. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
SEC. 7. Republic Act No. 11324, entitled: “An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital (GCGMH) in Tagbilaran City, Province of Bohol from Two Hundred Twenty-Five (225) to Five Hundred Twenty-Five (525) Beds and Upgrading its Services and Facilities, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7266, and Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes,” is hereby amended accordingly.
All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby modified accordingly.
SEC. 8. 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 | (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 September 27, 2021, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on May 31, 2022, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on June 1, 2022.
(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate | (SGD.) MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA Secretary General House of Representatives |
Approved: JUN 29 2022
(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines