Victorias City Mayor Javier Miguel “Javi” Benitez said he is hopeful that House Bill No. 8492, or the Victorias City General Hospital Bill, will be approved on third and final reading this week.
The bill authored by Rep. Francisco Benitez (Neg. Occ., 3rd District) was approved on second reading last week,
The Victorias mayor said the city government will craft a Hospital Development Plan in coordination with the Inter-local Health Zone District and Negros Occidental provincial government, a press release from Victorias said.
If the Bill will be passed on third reading, it will be submitted to the Senate by September, the press release added.*