Marcos' health care expansion advances as Clark Pediatric Building tops off

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PROGRESS continues at the Clark Multi-Specialty Medical Center (CMSMC), a key project under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s Health Facility Enhancement Program, as its Pediatric Building officially tops off.

This milestone, marked on May 9, 2025, completes the building's structural framework and advances its goal of expanding specialized health care access in Central and Northern Luzon.

TOPPING OFF Clark Development Corp. (CDC) Vice President for Engineering Services Group Teresito Tiotuyco (second from left), representing CDC President and CEO Agnes Devanadera, joins project partners during the topping-off ceremony of the Pediatric Building at the Clark Multi-Specialty Medical Center on May 9. Also in photo are (from left) Thaison Builders and Developers Inc. Project Manager Richard Manaog, Bloomberry Cultural Foundation Inc. (BCFI) Deputy Director Ellan Mark Pailan, BCFI Executive Director Filipina Laurena, Archion Architects Principal and Managing Partner Daniel Vicente Lichauco, and Meinhardt Philippines Inc. Vice President Alfredo Rodriguez Jr. PHOTO FROM CDC

The P1-billion facility, funded by Bloomberry Cultural Foundation Inc. (BCFI), is the first major component of the CMSMC to reach this stage of construction. Once completed, it will offer comprehensive child-focused inpatient and outpatient services, including pediatric wards, diagnostic areas, treatment zones and family-centered care facilities.

Agnes Devanadera, president and CEO of Clark Development Corp. (CDC), was represented at the ceremony by CDC Vice President for Engineering Services Group Teresito Tiotuyco. He was joined by BCFI Executive Director Filipina Laurena, Archion Architects Principal and Managing Partner Daniel Vicente Lichauco, Thaison Builders and Developers Inc. Project Manager Richard Manaog, and Meinhardt Philippines Inc. Vice President Alfredo Rodriguez Jr.

A topping-off ceremony has been traditionally held when the final beam is placed atop a structure, signifying it has reached its maximum height.

During the event, Tiotuyco expressed optimism about the building's future contribution to health care in the region.

For her part, BCFI Executive Director Laurena emphasized the project's significance as the first of its kind in the country under the Marcos administration's health care agenda.

"Thank you, CDC, for providing us with this 5.2-hectare area, where we will build a multispecialty hospital, starting with the Pediatric Center. Of course, we also extend our gratitude to our project partners, Archion and Thaison, for making this vision possible," Laurena said.

"The current administration aims to establish regional multispecialty hospitals throughout the country, and this site in Clark — made possible through the CDC — marks the first of this initiative. We should be very proud of this," she added.

Meanwhile, Architect Lichauco mentioned that the pediatric building is expected to be fully completed by the fourth quarter of 2026.

BCFI, CDC, the Provincial Government of Pampanga, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. and the Department of Health are working together to provide accessible, specialized care in cardiology, oncology, pediatrics and nephrology for communities in Central and Northern Luzon.

The government is constructing the hospital on a 5.2-hectare site along Prince Balagtas Avenue, in accordance with Republic Act 11959 or the Regional Specialty Centers Act.