00:00First Lady Luis Lizarneta Marcos spearheads the lab for all caravan launching in Pasay
00:05where residents receive medical and dental services free of charge.
00:09PTV's Rod Lagusa tells us more.
00:14Many lined up to avail of the services offered by the lab for all caravan in Pasay City,
00:19which aims to bring various medical services closer to the public.
00:22It offers free laboratory services such as blood and urine tests
00:26and other important laboratory procedures.
00:28It also provides free consultations with specialists including pediatrics,
00:32gynecology and general medicine.
00:34Medicines were also distributed for free along with dental services
00:38and complementary minor surgical procedures for eligible patients.
00:58The program is a brainchild of First Lady Lizarneta Marcos who spearheaded today's proceedings.
01:11We are here to fulfill my husband's promise to bring government services closer to the people and not the other way around.
01:26Various government agencies also took part such as DOH, DA which brought agricultural materials and seedlings
01:32while CHED offered scholarship grants along with the private sector.
01:36According to Pasay LGU, the national government complements the programs implemented by the local government.
01:58According to the mayor, today's event is not the end as the LGU is already implementing its own social services.
02:04From PTV, Rod Laguced, Balitang Pambansa.
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