• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
The Senate approved on third and final reading the bill seeking the creation of a general hospital in Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Aug. 12.
Third District Rep. Jose Francisco Benitez, who sponsored House Bill 8492 that calls for the establishment of the P500-million Victorias City General Hospital, said it is now inching towards reality.
Benitez thanked Senator Christopher Lawrence Go, chairman of the committee on health, for sponsoring it in the Senate.
The Victorias City General Hospital will provide Victoriasanons and nearby residents of the Third District wider access to affordable and quality healthcare, and most importantly help save lives in times of medical emergencies.
In a statement, Go said that the approval of several local hospital bills, focuses on upgrading and establishing health care facilities to better meet local needs.
“The Covid-19 pandemic has made us more cognizant of the need to capacitate and improve our government health facilities. We saw the need to invest more in our healthcare system”, the senator said. | GB
