SP oks MOA with PVAO

IN its regular session Tuesday, presided over by Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez, the 20th City Council enacted an ordinance authorizing City Mayor Rolando A. Uy, representing the City Government of Cagayan de Oro, to enter into and sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Veteran Affairs Office (PVAO) covering the extension of hospitalization and medical care and benefits to the veterans and their beneficiaries.

In his letter to the City Council, Mayor Uy stated that the Filipino people owe our veterans a debt of appreciation for their devotion and sacrifice to the nation, putting their lives on the line to keep our country secure from internal and external enemies, and the least that the government can do is to ‘provide hospitalization and efficient healthcare.

PVAO, through the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), is mandated to provide hospitalization and medical care to the veterans and their beneficiaries pursuant to RA 6948 as amended by RA 7696.

Under the said law, PVAO shall accredit the City Government of Cagayan de Oro to extend hospitalization and medical care and benefits to all veterans and their eligible dependents.

For its part, the City Government agrees to make available its services and facilities for authorized hospital care and treatment of veterans and their dependents.  

The legislation was sponsored by the Committees on Health, Nutrition and Health Insurance and on Laws and Rules, respectively chaired by Councilors Maria Lourdes S. Gaane and Edgar S. Cabanlas.