00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. ordered the Department of Health and PhilHealth to provide
00:05quick and complete healthcare services to every Filipino.
00:09The details are in the national news of Kenneth Paciente of PTV Manila.
00:16President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. wanted to ensure that every Filipino has access to medical services.
00:22That's why in the meeting with the Health Department this morning,
00:25the directive of the Executive Board of the DOH became clear.
00:29The services of PhilHealth should not be stopped despite the zero subsidy for the state-owned health insurer.
00:36Last year, the President repeated the concerns of the PhilHealth members
00:41and assured that the services will not be affected.
00:44Even if there is a subsidy, even if there is no subsidy, even if there is a contribution,
00:49all of these issues, the services of PhilHealth will not be reduced.
00:55PhilHealth's payment to insurance claims will not be reduced.
01:00In fact, we will increase the services that PhilHealth will provide.
01:07We will increase the payment to insurance claims.
01:12So, I would like to just assure everybody, don't worry that the services will be reduced, no matter who.
01:20The President also urged the DOH to focus their attention on strengthening the services
01:25so that diseases can be avoided compared to medicines.
01:28President Marcos, Jr. also emphasized the importance of digitalizing the DOH
01:33so that it can better provide services to Filipinos.
01:37Now is the time for farmers to plant.
01:40President Marcos, Jr. ordered the Department of Agriculture
01:43to ensure that all kinds of assistance can be provided to farmers
01:47to avoid any kind of disaster this planting season.
01:51In his meeting yesterday with the Agriculture Department and Economic Managers,
01:55the President ordered that the government's support for farmers should not be neglected.
02:00The Executive Board of the Budget Department also issued a directive
02:04to do the necessary steps to help farmers,
02:07particularly to provide budgetary support to the agriculture sector.
02:13The DOH is confident that through timely and sufficient assistance,
02:17especially to the farmers, the quality of their crops and the latest technology,
02:22farmers will be able to use higher yields and productivity.
02:27From PTV, Kenneth Paciente, Balitang Pambansa.
