PASAY, Philippines (04 June 2019)- Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Elson Hermogino expressed elation over the unanimous approval of the Senate of House Bill 8833 known as “Act Establishing and Constructing the Philippine Coast Guard Hospital.”

The Senate yesterday, with 21 Senators approving the measure, put into fruition the PCG’s much needed solution for the health programs for its personnel.

The Senate Bill 2128, sponsored by Senator JV Ejercito, seeks to establish a hospital that will provide comprehensive and total health care services to all PCG personnel and employees, their dependents and retired uniformed personnel.

The dependents under the measure includes the legitimate spouse who is not a PCG personnel or employee, legitimate, legitimated, illegitimate and acknowledge children, legally adopted or stepchildren below 21 years old; children of PCG personnel and employees over 21 years old who are unmarrried and unemployed, or who are incapacitated and incapable of self-support due to mental, physical or any disability; and parents who rely upon the PCG personnel or employee for financial support.

Captain Lisabelle Villanueva, head of PCG’s Legislative Affairs said that the bill will now be forwarded to Malacañang for approval of the President.

The Commandant also thanked Representative Cesar Sarmiento of Catanduanes and Representative Federico Sandoval of Malabon who started the measure and sponsored the House Bill in Congress.