“Only a few could manage to come to VMMC … Our ultimate goal is to build veterans’ hospitals in the regions,” Ching said. ADVERTISEMENTDiosdado Macapagal Provincial Hospital and 10 district hospitals in Pampanga province have been tapped to help the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) and VMMC in serving the veterans. Pampanga has 460 veterans, 804 retirees and surviving spouses, according to PVAO records. Aside from getting supplies of maintenance medicines, veterans can also receive subsidy worth P1,500-P10,000 a day of confinement, he said. At least 43 PhilHealth-accredited hospitals have signed memorandums of agreement with the PVAO and VMMC.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 11, 2016 18:11 UTC