The 92nd Malasakit Center is now open at the Benguet General Hospital

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Cordillera - The 92nd Malasakit Center located at the Benguet General Hospital in La Trinidad, Benguet is now open to serve the public, especially the poor and indigent patience who need need medical assistance from the government. 

Senator Christopher 'Bong' Go, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography said in a virtual meeting that Pres. Duterte has allotted Php3 million every month to the center aside from the medical assistance from DSWD, PCSO, Philhealth, and DOH.

The Senator said he will also give Php10 million one time assistance to the center, according to Philippine Information Agency - Cordillera.

The Malasakit center is a one-stop shop where patients in need of medical assistance will only need to sign a single form in order to avail of the program. 

The center will serve as an office that hosts different government agencies that provide medical and financial assistance such as the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. 

Funding of the Malasakit Center for medical and financial assistance would come from the budget of concerned agencies with programs for the poor and indigents patients.

Sen. 'Bong' Go reminded that the Malasakit Center program was conceived to improve the easy and quick access of many Filipinos to government healthcare services.