00:00A group is pushing for a health card that has unlimited medical coverage for all Filipinos.
00:07Let's find out the details in the center of the news of BN Manalo.
00:13Melvin Ganas has been a corn vendor for more than 20 years.
00:17This is also his way to support his family.
00:21So for him, illness is prohibited.
00:24He has been taking medicine for more than 3 years in Alta Presiona.
00:28He is very happy to hear that the health card is being pushed
00:34to help people like him who are feeling ill.
00:37It will help us a lot.
00:40Because of the current situation, it's hard to live.
00:44There are no hospitals.
00:48So it's good that there is a health card.
00:53Good news, because the HealPH Partylist is pushing for a health card
00:58that has unlimited medical coverage for all Filipinos.
01:03It is expected to help our countrymen, especially the poor.
01:09Through this, access to basic health care and specialized treatments will be available.
01:15It will not only save lives,
01:19but it will also help to include all kinds of patients in health care facilities.
01:25What it means is that you are guaranteed access to free quality services.
01:33The health card includes the PhilHealth.
01:38So it's a broader response to our health needs.
01:42The group is also pushing for free and modern government hospitals for the poor.
01:49They are anchored in their goal program of medicine, operations, and lab tests.
01:55Support to the Department of Health and local governments will also be a priority.
02:00Through recruitment, training, and the deployment of young and idealistic doctors and health workers
02:07to the so-called underserved areas in the Philippines.
02:11That's where I am happy that we will be able to go.
02:15And we will go to complete quality equipment.
02:20We will have doctors, nurses, and others.
02:23The group is also focusing on the tight enforcement of the police
02:28that will give heavier penalties for improper spending of public health funds.
02:34BN Manalo for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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