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Go files bill seeking to institutionalize 24-hour nationwide emergency medical services system

(Eagle News)–Senator Bong Go has filed a bill that aims to institutionalize a 24-hour nationwide emergency medical services system. Under Senate Bill 394 or the Emergency Medical Services System (EMSS) Act of 2019, all  local government units are mandated to establish an emergency medical service system for their area of jurisdiction and dispatch centers which their constituents can call in cases of emergencies. The LGUs, the bill said, shall also ensure there is an adequate […]