First hospital for OFWs, families to rise in Pampanga
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga — The first ever hospital for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families will soon rise here.
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Chief Hans Leo Cacdac disclosed on Wednesday that the primary care hospital would be bankrolled by a P400-million donation from the Bloomberry Foundation of business tycoon Enrique Razo.
“This is a hospital that will be devoted to OFWs and their families,” Cacdac told reporters after the ground breaking, led by Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd.
Cacdac said that discussions between the Razon group and DoLE on other details of the proposed hospital, including the participation of OWWA and the Department of Health (DoH).
“But I can’t divulge yet the information pending the issuance of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the stakeholders,” he said.
Cacdac said the MOU would definitely be signed soon and construction would start thereafter, adding that it is expected to be finished after a year and a half.
The soon to rise OFW hospital is along the highway on a land donated by the governor of Pampanga. WILLIAM B. DEPASUPIL
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