Tag: Mental health care

Pangilinan wants mental health care accessible even at the barangay level

(Eagle News)–The budget for the Department of Health for 2020 should include funds for  the training of local government workers so they can properly deal with  mental health patients, Senator Francis Pangilinan said. Pangilinan made the statement on Thursday, Oct. 10, as Congress deliberates on the proposed budgets of departments. The Department of Budget and Management has proposed an overall  P4.1-trillion budget for 2020. According to Pangilinan, mental health care should be accessible even at […]