SPEAKER ROMUALDEZ EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO PHILHEALTH FOR INCREASED DIALYSIS ASSISTANCE

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday thanked Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. and Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa for approving his request for increased financial assistance for dialysis patients.

The leader of the 300-plus-strong House of Representatives said the increase from P2,600 to P4,000 “will be a big help to the more than one million Filipinos undergoing dialysis.”

He said the adjustment easier the financial burden on patients and their families. 

“With the increased assistance, they will no longer have to augment the amount they spend for this procedure, even in private health facilities,” he said.

He added that the adjustment supports the goal of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. and the Universal Health Care Law to provide poor Filipinos with free health care.

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However, Speaker Romualdez pointed out that dialysis is not a cure and only extends the life of a person with kidney issues and their underlying causes.

“We appeal to concerned patients to have these basic ailments checked and treated, like diabetes and hypertension, before they lead to kidney problems that require dialysis. They can of course avail themselves of Philhealth benefit packages for these illnesses,” he stressed.

The House leader expressed the hope that Philhealth would likewise approve the other free health services he and other congressmen have been advocating, like free laboratory test and free mammogram. (END)

₱2.5 MILYON NA TULONG SA MGA NASUNUGAN SA TONDO, KASADO NA NG TANGGAPAN NI SPEAKER ROMUALDEZ

Inihanda na ng tanggapan ni Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez ang agarang pagpapalabas ng P2.5 milyong cash assistance mula sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na pinamumunuan ni Sec. Rex Gatchalian para sa may 125 pamilyang nasunugan sa Barangay 58 sa Tondo, Manila noong Hunyo 16.

Ang bawat pamilya ay nakatanggap ng P20,000 mula sa Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program ng DSWD, ayon kay House Deputy Secretary General Sofonias “Ponyong” P. Gabonada, Jr.

Sinabi ni Gabonada na nagdala rin ang Office of the Speaker kasama si Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda K. Romualdez at Jude Acidre ng 400 food packs para sa mga biktima. Ang pondong ginamit dito ay mula sa personal calamity funds ng mga mambabatas.

Nakatuwang sa pamimigay ng cash assistance at food packs ang tanggapan ni Manila 1st District Rep. Ernesto “Ernix” Dionisio Jr.

Iginiit ng Office of Speaker Romualdez ang kahalagahan ng agarang pagbibigay ng tulong sa mga nangangailangan upang malimitahan ang epekto sa kanila ng pangyayari.

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