Senator Christopher 'Bong' Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, emphasized in an interview on Tuesday, September 26, the urgent need to bolster the Department of Health's (DOH) budget as the country navigates towards pandemic recovery even amid several existing and emerging public health concerns. 'Gaya ng sinabi ko noon, full support ako sa
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, emphasized in an interview on Tuesday, September 26, the urgent need to bolster the Department of Health’s budget as the country navigates towards pandemic recovery even amid several existing and emerging public health concerns.
“Nag-budget hearing noong December 2019, tinapyasan ang proposed budget sa RITM at DOH, di po ako pumayag noon. Dinagdagan pa natin at ibinalik natin ang pondo,” he narrated. With this, Go argued that the healthcare system needs more, not less, financial support. He then underscored the urgency for increased investment in the public healthcare system.“Para sa akin po, dapat suportahan natin na dagdagan ang pondo ng DOH. ‘Wag pong bawasan, dagdagan pa po,” he stated further.
Go said that those who are wealthy have the option to seek medical care in private hospitals, while the less fortunate are left with no other choice but to rely on public healthcare facilities that rely on government funding. Go cited a recent department memorandum signed by Herbosa instructing medical center chiefs to ensure that all patients must be accorded with the available services in Malasakit Centers.
Moreover, echoing President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.’s priority of bringing specialized medical services closer to other parts of the country, Go highlighted that he has principally sponsored and is one of the authors of the Regional Specialty Centers Act which was recently enacted into law.
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