Republic Act No. 9421

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

The Valenzuela General Hospital in the City of Valenzuela, Metro Manila is hereby upgraded from a one hundred bed capacity general hospital into a two hundred bed capacity tertiary level hospital to be known as the Valenzuela Medical Center, which shall be under the direct technical operation and administration of the Department of Health.

Section 2

The Secretary of Health shall include in the Department's programs the implementation of the increase in the bed capacity of the Valenzuela Medical Center, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

The increase in the bed capacity of the Valenzuela Medical Center from one hundred (100) to two hundred (200) beds shall be implemented for a period of not more than four years from the approval of this Act.

Section 3

The Secretary of Health shall issue rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act.

Section 4

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

MANNY VILLAR President of the Senate	JOSE DE VENECIA JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on October 13, 2006 and February 5, 2007, respectively.

OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of Senate	ROBERTO P. NAZARENO Secretary General House of Represenatives

Approved: APR 10 2007

GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President of the Philippines