AFTER attending the launch of the 142nd Malasakit Center at Valenzuela Medical Center on Thursday, Sen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go visited the existing Malasakit Center in Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital to ensure continued operations and to help patients in need of medical assistance amid the health crisis. Go thanked all the Malasakit Center employees and medical frontliners for the service they have rendered throughout the pandemic, especially in saving and protecting lives of the most vulnerable sectors of society. Republic Act 11463, or the "Malasakit Centers Act of 2019, "authored and sponsored by Go, was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in December 2019. There are now 142 Malasakit Centers in the country since the program was initiated by Go in February 2018, with the latest opened on the same day at the Valenzuela Medical Center. More than 3 million have benefited so far from the services of the Malasakit Center.

Source: Manila Times October 09, 2021 14:48 UTC