MANILA, Philippines — Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman on Thursday slammed the “railroaded” second reading approval of a bill institutionalizing Malasakit Centers in all Department of Health (DOH) hospitals and the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved House Bill No. The substitute bill was also neither submitted nor approved by the sponsoring House committee on health, Lagman further said. Earlier this week, the Senate approved Go’s Malasakit Center bill. /mufREAD: Senate OKs bill seeking to institutionalize Malasakit Centers on third reading

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 14, 2019 04:49 UTC