{"id":777045313,"date":"2026-07-24T07:36:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777045313"},"modified":"2026-07-24T08:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:05:31","slug":"pagcor-highlights-healthcare-commitment-as-president-marcos-opens-clark-childrens-speciality-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pagcor-highlights-healthcare-commitment-as-president-marcos-opens-clark-childrens-speciality-hospital","title":{"rendered":"PAGCOR highlights healthcare commitment at opening of Clark children\u2019s hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PAGCOR contributed PHP360m (US$6.2m) to the Jose B. Lingad Children\u2019s Medical Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has underscored its commitment to public healthcare following the inauguration of the Jose B. Lingad (JBL) Children\u2019s Medical Center by president Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. The paediatric hospital is the first facility to open under the Clark Multi-Specialty Medical Center (CMSMC) project and will provide specialised healthcare services to children across Regions I, II and III, as well as neighbouring provinces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAGCOR allocated PHP360m (US$6.2m) to support the development of the project and also authorised additional funding participation from the private sector. Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco<\/strong>, said the initiative reflects the growing role of public-private partnerships<\/a> in expanding access to healthcare in the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government\u2019s Regional Specialty Centers Act, which aims to establish specialised medical facilities outside Metro Manila and improve healthcare accessibility nationwide. President Marcos highlighted the importance of decentralising healthcare services, noting that only half of Filipinos had access to primary healthcare within 30 minutes as recently as 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNext week, on the 1st of August, this hospital will open its doors to patients, making specialised paediatric services accessible to more communities. More importantly, it will bring hope and relief to countless Filipino families,\u201d he said during the inauguration ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once completed, the Clark Multi-Specialty Medical Center will include dedicated renal, cardiovascular and oncology centres. The Clark Development Corporation donated the 4.85-hectare site for the medical complex, while the Department of Health will oversee hospital operations. Bloomberry Cultural Foundation <\/strong>contributed PHP1bn (US$17.2m) in seed funding for construction and an additional PHP50m (US$860,000) for a generator set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis project is not a business venture but a contribution to our nation\u2019s development, and more importantly, a worthwhile investment for the future,\u201d Bloomberry Resorts Corporation chairman and CEO Enrique Razon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> PAGCOR supports US$6.7m PMA warfare lab through licensee foundation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PAGCOR contributed PHP360m (US$6.2m) to the Jose B. Lingad Children\u2019s Medical Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777045315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) contributed PHP360m (US$6.2m) to the newly inaugurated Jose B. Lingad Children\u2019s Medical Center, part of the Clark Multi-Specialty Medical Center project. This initiative, also significantly supported by Bloomberry Cultural Foundation, highlights the growing role of public-private partnerships in expanding healthcare access and underscores the gaming sector's corporate social responsibility in the Philippines.","focusai_entities":"Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, PAGCOR, Jose B. Lingad Children\u2019s Medical Center, Clark Multi-Specialty Medical Center, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Alejandro H. Tengco, Clark Development Corporation, Department of Health, Bloomberry Cultural Foundation, Bloomberry Resorts Corporation, Enrique Razon, PMA","focusai_location":"Philippines, Clark, Metro Manila","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PAGCOR's CSR Strategy?","query":"How does this significant healthcare investment align with PAGCOR's broader corporate social responsibility strategy and its mandate as both a gaming operator and regulator?"},{"label":"Operator CSR Impact?","query":"What are the long-term implications for Bloomberry Resorts Corporation's social license to operate and stakeholder relations following its substantial contribution to this public health initiative?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[23876,16333],"tags":[405,24822],"class_list":["post-777045313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-pagcor","tag-social"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777045313"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777045324,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045313\/revisions\/777045324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777045315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777045313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777045313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777045313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}