[2] The LCP was established on January 16, 1981, by President Ferdinand Marcos under Presidential Decree No.

[7][8] The purpose of its creation was to provide healthcare that specifically targets lung and pulmonary disease.

[9] Calixto Zaldivar, the director of the Lung Center, was indicted on October 19, 1999, for criminal negligence.

He was accused of ignoring advice from fire inspectors to install safety equipment at the Lung Center.

[10] The Lung Center was reopened on March 1, 1999, and a new LCP building partly funded by its fire insurance began construction.