00:00With his physical health greatly improved and his spirits buoyed by the latest political developments,
00:06an eager president headed to the campus of the Pamantasan ng Lunsod ng Maynila
00:10to help break ground on the site of an institution
00:13which will eventually train the next generations of medical professionals.
00:17This report.
00:20With the aim of further strengthening not only education but also the health sector,
00:24President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pamantasan ng Lunsod ng Maynila College of Allied Health Science Building.
00:32This is a five-story building that aims to provide a state-of-the-art college of medicine
00:36featuring modern classrooms, laboratories, simulation rooms, and research facilities.
00:42Sa pagbibigay ng pondo upang maipatayo ang itong pasilidad na ito,
00:46layon ng pamalahan na mabigyan ng oportunidad ang mga estudyanteng nangangailangan na makapag-aral sa mahusay na universidad.
00:55Its target is to become an academic hub that will train the next generation of medical professionals.
01:01Here, underprivileged but determined students of the city of Manila will be given the opportunity
01:06to take medical courses such as physical therapy, medicine, nursing, and others.
01:11The president also acknowledged the challenges in education and healthcare in the country,
01:29which is why the government has ensured measures to address them,
01:33such as the allocation of 500 billion pesos to the health sector.
01:37This in addition to various programs such as the zero balance billing
01:41and the provision of medical scholarships in state universities.
01:45Lahat ng ito ay inaasahang magpapabuti ng servisyo medikal at magpapalakas ng ating health sector.
01:53Hindi na po natin hahayaang magtiis sa sakit ang ating mga kababayan
01:57dahil sa kawalan ng pagtustos at pagpagamot.
02:01Hindi natin hahayaang nahihirapan ang mga pamilya sa mga probinsya
02:06dahil sa layo ng kanilang lalakbayin para makarating sa ospital.
02:11Once construction is complete, around 5,000 students are expected to graduate
02:16from the school to be built each year.
02:18This is Sharm Zespina from the National TV Network for a New and Better Philippines.
02:22Siresizeak Magpapati
02:25By MUA
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