FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Richard J. Gordon 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article XVI, Section 7 of the Constitution explicitly mandates that the State shall 
provide immediate and adequate care, benefits, and other forms of assistance to war 
veterans and veterans of military campaigns, their surviving spouses and orphans. 
This constitutional mandate recognizes the debt of gratitude that we owe our 
veterans who risked life and limb to defend our country and our allies. Attempts to repay 
this debt come in the form of benefits and assistance given to the veterans themselves and 
to their surviving spouses and offspring. Hence, the establishment of the Veterans Out- 
Patient Center and the VFP War Museum, Library and Archives, among other facilities 
pertaining to the veterans. 
Located within the 50-hectare Veterans Center in Taguig City, the Veterans Out- 
Patient Center is a medical and dental facility serving veterans and their surviving spouses. 
It was created to provide an outlet for the overloaded Veterans Memorial Medical Center. It 
has been in the service of an increasing number of veterans and surviving spouses, which, 
as of June 30, 2004, has reached 181,050. The following services are provided free of 
charge, to wit: x-ray, electrocardiogram, physical therapy, ophthalmology, prescription of 
eyeglasses, ear, nose and throat consultations, dental services, provision of dentures, and 
laboratory services. 
The VFP War Museum, Library and Archives is likewise situated within the Veterans 
Center, right next to the Veterans Out-Patient Center. The Museum, which also houses a 
full-service theater, is a repository of war memorabilia, rare film documentaries and books, 
original handwritten accounts, and a gallery of tableaus, mementos, paintings and 
photographs. All these serve as constant reminders of the ultimate sacrifice of our veterans 
in the defense of our country and of our way of life. They tell the gripping tales of these 
heroes' victories and defeats, of how they lived through those difficult and hostile years, of 
how their lives were at risk every waking hour and of how they endured and succeeded in 
the end. 
It is therefore imperative that these stories be told, especially to today's youth, so 
that they may not lose appreciation for the sacrifices made in the past only for them to enjoy 
what liberty and democracy they have now. It is as important to provide all the assistance 
possible to alleviate the suffering of our veterans, most, if not all, of whom are now in 


the twilight of their years. It is for these reasons that 
earnestly sought. 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Richard J. Gordon 
AN ACT 
AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 192, SERIES OF 1967, RESERVING 
FOR THE VETERANS CENTER SITE PURPOSES A CERTAIN PARCEL 
OF LAND OF THE PRIVATE DOMAIN SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF 
RIZAL, ISLAND OF LUZON 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Proclamation No. 192, Series of 1967, Reserving for the Veterans Center 
Site Purposes a Certain Parcel of Land of the Private Domain Situated in the Province of 
Rizal, Island of Luzon, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
“Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural 
Resources and pursuant to the authority vested in me by law, I, Ferdinand E. 
Marcos, President of the Philippines, do hereby reserve for the Veterans 
Center site purposes under the administration of the Veterans Federation of 
the Philippines, subject to private rights, if any there be, and to future survey, 
a certain parcel of land of the private domain situated in the Province of Rizal, 
Island of Luzon, which is more particularly described as follows: 
x x x  
This Veterans Center shall serve as the center of the different activities 
of Filipino war veterans, including the Veterans Rehabilitation, Medicare and 
Training Center, headquarters for the various veterans organizations and 
other allied activities. 
THE PORTION OF THIS PARCEL OF LAND 
MEASURING APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) HECTARES, ON WHICH STAND 
THE 
VETERANS OUT-PATIENT 
CENTER AND THE VETERANS 
FEDERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES WAR MUSEUM, LIBRARY AND 
ARCHIVES, SHALL NOT BE THE SUBJECT OF ANY FORM OF 
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DISPOSITION, BE IT TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT, FOR WHATEVER 
PURPOSE AND BY ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY.” 
Sec. 2. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or other issuances or parts 
thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly. 
Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the completion of its 
publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the 
Philippines. 
Approved, 
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