REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11331, April 17, 2019

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11331, April 17, 2019 ]

AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF TONDO MEDICAL CENTER IN THE CITY OF MANILA FROM TWO HUNDRED (200) TO THREE HUNDRED (300) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL. 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 Tondo Medical Center in the City of Manila is hereby increased from two hundred (200) to three hundred (300) beds. The increase in the bed capacity shall be implemented consistent with the development plan of the hospital.

SEC. 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the Tondo Medical Center are hereby-upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in its authorized bed capacity as provided for in Section 1 hereof.

SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the Tondo Medical Center shall also be corresponding!)' increased. The Department of Health (DOH) shall, in coordination with, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and after consultation with, the Tondo Medical Center, determine the additional plantiila positions to be created.

SEC. 4. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department's programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual Genera] Appropriations Act.

SEC. 5. The Secretary of Health, in consultation and coordination with local government officials of the City of Manila, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this 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. All other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any 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 was passed by the House of Representatives on August 14, 2018, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on February 6, 2019, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on February 8, 2019.

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

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

Approved: APR 17 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines