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Act No. 247 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. In the admission of patients, preference shall be given to the officers and employees of the insular and provincial governments and of the city of Manila. Emergency cases among other civilians shall he received at the hospital and treated free of charge until such time at they can safely be removed. Civilians, other than civil officers and employees, may be admitted for treatment up to the limit of the capacity of the institution, under such regulations as may be established by the Attending Physician and Surgeon and the Commissioner of Public Health and approved by the Secretary of the Interior.

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CitationAct No. 247 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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