Former President and now Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of Pampanga is seeking autonomy for and protection of assets of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) from being sold or related actions.

Arroyo made the proposal under her House Bill 1240, which gives the VMMC greater flexibility and autonomy in serving the medical needs of Filipino veterans and retired soldiers and their dependents by making it a corporate entity.

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