Tag: Malasakit center

138th Malasakit Center opened in Jolo, Sulu

The Philippine government has opened its 138th Malasakit Center at the Sulu Sanitarium in Jolo, Sulu on Friday, Sept. 3. This the eighth hospital in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao and second in Jolo to open a Malasakit Center, after the Sulu Provincial Hospital which launched its own last January 6. Senate Committee on Health Chair Christopher “Bong” Go welcomed the opening of the latest 38th Malasakit Center in a virtual message. Go […]

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President Duterte approves law establishing Malasakit centers in PHL

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a measure institutionalizing Malasakit centers in the country. The President signed Senator Bong Go’s measure, which aims for the establishment of  centers in 73 hospitals run by the Department of Health and in the Philippine General Hospital  in Malacañang on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Malasakit Center  is a one-stop shop where patients may apply for  financial assistance from four government agencies:the DOH, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Department of […]

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