CATBALOGAN CITY, March 21 -- The central government has inaugurated a Malasakit Center at the Samar Provincial Hospital here on Wednesday.
Secretary Michael Dino, Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, led the event and also turned over a PHP5-million check as initial fund for the center's operation.
The government will allocate PHP5 million per month to support the center's operation.
Samar Provincial Hospital is the fifth state-run hospital in the region and 33rd health facility with operational Malasakit Center. Of the 33 centers, 10 are in the Visayas, 10 in Mindanao, and 13 in Luzon.
Malasakit Center is a one-stop shop of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration that aims to hasten and improve the delivery of quality health care...