Senator Bong Go said he was able to fulfill his promise to the people of Marinduque with the launch of the country’s 144th Malasakit Center at the Marinduque Provincial Hospital in the capital town of Boac on Tuesday.
“Ipinangako ko ito sa inyo nung huli akong pumunta dito,” he recalled.
“Sabi natin kung qualified naman ay maglalagay tayo ng Malasakit Center dito sa Marinduque para makatulong sa mga kababayan natin para ‘di na nila kailangan pumunta ng ibang isla para humingi ng tulong,” said Go.
The center is the first in the province and part of a wider effort by the Duterte administration to bring public health services, particularly medical assistance, closer to the people, especially in rural and underserved areas.
Marinduque is an island province located in the southern part of Luzon. It is separated from mainland Luzon by Tayabas Bay. Owing to its being an island, residents requiring more substantial government assistance often have to travel by boat and go to the mainland.
“Para hindi kayo mahirapan, nandito na ang mga ahensya sa inyung ospital. Ginawa natin ito upang maging mas mabilis ang paghahatid ng serbisyo,” Go said.
“Lalo na ngayong panahon ng pandemya, kailangan ang gobyerno ang lumapit sa ating mga kababayan,” he added.
In 2019, Go principally authored and sponsored the measure that became Republic Act 11463, also known as the Malasakit Centers Act, after being elected as a senator.
The Malasakit Center is a one-stop shop which brings together the agencies which offer medical assistance, namely the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, under one roof.
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