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OFW HOSPITAL IN SAN FERNANDO CITY GETS HOUSE OK

The House of Representatives approved a bill that will establish in San Fernando City in Pampanga a Level III hospital which will offer comprehensive health services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), their legal dependents, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) contributors, and the general public.With an overwhelming 255 affirmative votes, the chamber approved on third and […]

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ANAKALUSUGAN PUSHES FOR GREATER HEALTHCARE ACCESS

One year into its term, AnaKalusugan Party-list remains focused on providing healthcare access to every Filipino. According to AnaKalusugan Party-list Representative Ray Reyes, AnaKalusugan conducted a total of 28 Medical Missions with more than 8000 beneficiaries across the country in the past year. The party-list will continue to push for its proposed nursing scholarship program as […]

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FULL SUPPORT FOR ORIENTAL MINDORO HEALTHCARE — GO

To ensure the efficient operations of Malasakit Centers, Senator Bong Go conducted a monitoring visit to one of the 157 Malasakit Centers in the country at Oriental Mindoro Provincial Hospital (OMPH) in Calapan City. During the inspection, Go personally checked the situation of the hospital’s staff and likewise thanked them for their hard work and […]

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BUKIDNON TOWN TO HAVE A SUPER HEALTH CENTER

Senator Bong Go lauded the Department of Health and the local government of Sumilao in Bukidnon for the successful groundbreaking of the Super Health Center in the town. In his video message, Go, as the chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, emphasized the importance of making basic health services available to all, […]

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CREATION OF SPECIALTY HOSPITALS IN REGIONS BACKED

Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte and three other lawmakers have proposed the establishment of specialty hospitals across major regions in the country to bring quality healthcare closer to people living outside Metro Manila.  House Bill (HB) 6857 filed by Duterte, Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, and ACT-CIS Reps. Jeffrey Soriano and Edvic Yap aims […]

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7M GOT AID FROM 154 MALASAKIT CENTERS – BONG GO

Senator Bong Go reminded Filipinos to take advantage of the streamlined medical assistance offered in the 154 Malasakit Centers scattered throughout the country so that they can prioritize their health and well-being without being burdened by the costs.  In a recent interview, the chair of the Senate Committee on Health described the laborious process that […]

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MALASAKIT CENTERS HELPED 7 MILLION PINOYS — DOH

Senator Bong Go, the chair of the Senate Committee on Health, applauded a recent Department of Health report on seven million Filipinos helped by the Malasakit Centers program, emphasizing the program’s development from a small initiative to a fully-fledged government service benefiting millions of Filipinos. “Patunay po ito na malayo na ang narating ng Malasakit […]

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322 SUPERHEALTH CENTERS TO OPEN IN 2023 – BONG GO

Senator Bong Go remains committed to providing better access to quality healthcare services and building more public health facilities across the country as a Super Health Center held its groundbreaking in Rizal, Nueva Ecija recently. In a video message, Go, who serves as the Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, expressed his […]

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7M FILIPINOS BENEFITED FROM MALASAKIT CENTERS

The chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography Senator Bong Go lauded the recent report from the Department of Health which indicated that over seven million Filipinos have benefited from the Malasakit Centers scattered around the country since the first such center was opened in February 2018. “Natutuwa po ako sa bagong report […]

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BBM URGED: PRIORITIZE SPECIAL GERIATRIC HOSPITALS

Following the release of the 2018 Longitudinal Study of Aging and Health in the Philippines (LSAHP) that shows an upward trend in the number and percentage of senior citizens in the country, Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante, Jr. on Friday urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. to include House Bill Number 191 or the […]