President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from his Facebook page)
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed new laws establishing a college of medicine in five universities in the Philippines.
The president signed Republic Act Nos. 11970 and 11971, creating the Benguet State University-College of Medicine in La Trinidad, Benguet, and the Southern Luzon State University-College of Medicine in Lucban, Quezon.
Marcos signed RA 11972 and 11973, which established the University of Eastern Philippines-College of Medicine in Catarman, Northern Samar, and the Visayas State University-College of Medicine in Baybay, Leyte.
He also approved RA 11973, which established Bicol University-College of Veterinary Medicine in Ligao City, Albay, “to produce a corps of professional veterinary physicians who are adept in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and control of animal diseases, including terrestrial and aquatic animals.”
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Strengthen health care
The new laws, which were all signed on Dec. 20 would help develop a corps of professional physicians and help strengthen the country’s health-care system, the President said.
He also signed into law RA 11968, or the conversion of San Isidro Satellite campus of the Leyte Normal University in San Isidro, Leyte, to a regular campus, which will be referred to as the “LNU-San Isidro Campus” and RA No. 11969, or the Bataan Peninsula State University-Bagac Extension Campus in Bagac, Bataan, to be known as “BPSU-Bagac Campus.”
Both laws were also signed on Dec. 20.
The new measures will take effect 15 days after their publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.