00:00President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Health and PhilHealth
00:05to provide fast and complete healthcare services to every Filipino.
00:09Here are the details of the national news of Kenneth, a PTB patient.
00:16President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wanted every Filipino to have access to medical services,
00:22so with the help of the Health Department, the directive of the Executive Board of the DOH became clear.
00:28The services of PhilHealth should not be stopped despite the zero subsidy for the state-owned health insurer.
00:35Last year, the President repealed the directive of the PhilHealth members
00:40and assured that the services of PhilHealth will not be affected.
00:43Even if there is a subsidy, even if there is no subsidy, even if there is a contribution, all of these issues,
00:49the services of PhilHealth will not be reduced.
00:54PhilHealth's payment to insurance claims will not be reduced.
00:59In fact, we will increase the services that PhilHealth will provide.
01:06We will increase the payment to insurance claims.
01:11So, I would like to just assure everybody,
01:15do not worry that the services will be reduced, no matter who.
01:19The President also urged the DOH to focus their attention on strengthening the facilities
01:24so that diseases can be avoided compared to medicine.
01:27President Marcos Jr. also emphasized the importance of digitalizing the DOH
01:32so that the services can be delivered to the Filipinos.
01:36Now is the time for farmers to plant.
01:39President Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Agriculture
01:43to provide all kinds of assistance to the farmers
01:46so that there will be no shortage this planting season.
01:50With the help of the Agriculture Department and Economic Managers,
01:54the President ordered that the government should not neglect the support of the farmers.
01:59The Executive Board of the Budget Department also issued a directive
02:02to do the necessary steps to help the farmers.
02:06In particular, this is the time to provide budgetary support to the agriculture sector.
02:11The DOH is confident that with time and sufficient assistance,
02:15especially in the field of agriculture,
02:17the quality of the crops, as well as the new technology,
02:20the farmers will be able to use a higher yield and productivity.
02:25From PTV, Kenneth Paciente, Balitang Pambansa.
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