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MANILA – Lawmakers on Wednesday recommended Well being Secretary Ted Herbosa’s pronouncement to scrap the requirement for senior residents to current booklets to avail of reductions on treatment, calling it a major step towards easing entry to advantages for the aged.
“Liban na kailangan pa nila sadyain ang pagkuha ng mga booklets, minsan kasi nakakalimutan dalhin or nami-misplace kaya hindi nila minsan napapakinabangan yung low cost (Other than the truth that they should safe the booklets themselves, typically they overlook to carry them or misplace them to allow them to’t avail of the low cost),” Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. stated in an announcement.
“Maganda itong ginawa ni Secretary Herbosa (Secretary Herbosa did nicely). It is a welcome growth. Bawas intindihin para sa ating mga seniors (Much less fear for our seniors).”
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He identified the inconvenience many seniors face in acquiring and conserving monitor of the booklets.
Revilla stated eradicating the booklet requirement would simplify the method, permitting seniors to higher get pleasure from their authorized entitlements.
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“Due to this, our seniors can extra simply avail of the advantages due them below the legislation,” he stated.
Constructive affect
Senator Loren Legarda echoed Revilla’s sentiment, highlighting the constructive affect of the coverage change on senior residents, particularly those that are indigent.
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“Excellent! Malaking tulong sa mga lola at lolo at mga indigent senior residents para sa maayos na pagpapatupad ng batas (Nice assist to grandparents and indigent senior residents for the correct implementation of the legislation),” she stated.
Herbosa’s transfer aligns with the nationwide authorities’s efforts to streamline processes and be certain that advantages offered by legislation are readily accessible to susceptible sectors, significantly senior residents.
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Senate Minority Chief Koko Pimentel additionally recommended the DOH’s determination, saying it’s a well-received Christmas reward for greater than 9.2 million senior residents within the nation.
“Malaking tulong ito sa ating mga senior residents (It is a large assist to our senior residents),” Pimentel stated.
“As a senior citizen, relate ako diyan! Thumbs-up tayo sa aksyon ng DOH (As a senior citizen, I relate to that! Let’s thumbs-up the DOH’s motion)!”
Inexpensive well being care
Pimentel cited the significance of making certain entry to inexpensive well being take care of senior residents, who are sometimes extra susceptible to well being points.
“Dati, napakahirap nilang mag-apply para sa low cost, at kailangan pa nilang magdala ng maraming papeles. Ngayon, mas madali na para sa kanila na makuha ang mga gamot na kailangan nila (Beforehand, it was very tough for them to use for the low cost, and so they needed to carry plenty of papers. Now, it’s simpler for them to get the medicines they want),” he stated.
He additionally recommended the DOH for taking steps to streamline the method and make it simpler for senior residents to entry their advantages.
Pimentel urged all Filipinos to assist the DOH initiative and be certain that senior residents are capable of entry the well being care they want.
He additionally known as on native authorities models to simplify the distribution of Christmas presents to senior residents resulting from their vulnerability and wish for particular consideration.
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