Old Taytay municipal building has ‘no historical value’
We also researched in our archives that there is no declaration from the National Historical Council that it is a heritage building
Taytay, Rizal Mayor Joric Gacula yesterday maintained that the municipality’s old building has “no historical value,” saying that thousands of residents, particularly the poor, will benefit from the new public hospital.
Gacula said this following the opposition of some groups and individuals on the construction of the four-story, 245-bed capacity Rizal Provincial Hospital-Taytay Annex at the site of the old municipal hall building.
“There is no more historical value when it comes to that building, because it has been transformed into a modern building,” Gacula said in an interview with the Daily Tribune’s online forum, “Straight Talk.”
“We also researched in our archives that there is no declaration from the National Historical Council that it is a heritage building,” he added.
The mayor said the new health care facility will be the biggest hospital in the province.
“I t wi l l be maintained and funded by the provincial government, so we are very lucky in Taytay. We have two public hospitals, one which is maintained by the local government and the other one will be funded by the provincial government,” Gacula said.
“It is very timely because there is a pandemic, and some of the Taytayeños have experienced that they cannot be accepted in private hospitals, because they are full. So, this is very timely, and we are very lucky to host the biggest provincial hospital in the province of Rizal,” he added.