Malasakit Center at the Lung Center of the Philippines inaugurated

Thu | 01.10.2019 | 12:00 NN

Malasakit Center at the Lung Center of the Philippines inauguratedThe 19th Malasakit Center in the country was inaugurated at the Lung Center of the Philippines on January 7, 2019.

Quezon City residents can now avail of the financial and hospitalization aid from various government agencies after the 19th Malasakit Center in the country was inaugurated at the Lung Center of the Philippines on January 7, 2019.

The Malasakit Center is a one-stop shop for getting financial assistance for medical services and free medicines from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

Former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said the Malasakit Center is a “continuing program of President Rodrigo Duterte, whose aim is to improve medical services in the country.

Several Malasakit Centers were already launched in various parts of the country including Cebu, Tacloban, Iloilo, Bacolod, Puerto Princesa, Leyte, Dumaguete, Davao, Bohol, Pampanga, Butuan, Bicol Region and Manila. Meanwhile, more Malasakit Centers will soon be launched in Batangas, Surigao and General Santos City.

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