MANILA, Philippines — The 84th Malasakit Center opened last Friday at the President Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Hospital in Iba, Zambales, through an online event attended by Sen. Christopher Go, chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography. “To all you patients in Zambales, let your neighbors know that you already have a Malasakit Center,” Go said in his online speech. The government agencies with representatives in each Malasakit Center are the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Health, Philippine Health Insurance Corp., and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. Each Malasakit Center has an express lane for persons with disability and senior citizens. Hospitals run by local governments may also ask for permission to establish a Malasakit Center provided they meet certain criteria.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2020 18:56 UTC