Tiniyak ni Senator Sonny Angara na nakapaloob sa 2022 General Appropriations Act ang sapat na suporta para sa mga pampublikong ospital sa bansa ngayon mataas pa rin ang bilang ng mga nahahawa ng COVID 19.
Ayon sa namumuno sa Senate Finance Committee sa deliberasyon ng P5.024 trillion 2022 budget naging prayoridad ang pagpapalakas sa sistemang pangkalusugan ng bansa.
“Based on what we are seeing today with the renewed rise in COVID-19 cases, the support for our health system, particularly our government hospitals remains essential. While we had to work with limited resources, we made sure that the health sector would get as much funding as possible,” sabi pa nito.
Kabilang lang aniya sa mga government hospital na nabigyan ng sapat na pondo ay ang UP-Philippine General Hospital (PGH) na napaglaanan ng halos P510 milyon:
“We commend the efforts of PGH director Dr. Gap Legaspi in pursuing the restoration of this historical building. Apart from contributing to the preservation of our heritage icons, the revival of the structure will also serve as a home for the PGH’s hardworking health workers and even the transient patients,” ayon pa kay Angara.
Sa East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) kabuuang P656.8 milyon ang nailaan at karagdagang P75 milyon naman ang ibinigay sa Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP),
Ang Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC), binigyan ng dagdag na P8.5 milyon.
“Our government hospitals are the lifeline of poor Filipinos who require medical attention. Many of them also provide specialized care that is considered among the best in the country. We will continue to work for the improvement of these facilities so that more Filipinos can avail of the health services that they need regardless of their financial circumstances,” sabi pa ni Angara.