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| PRRD gives P100 M check to VMMC during his visit on Wednesday |
Manila,
Philippines – On Wednesday, President Rodrigo Duterte handed over P100 million
to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) to be used for its improvement
on facilities and services.
President
Duterte promised to augment the donation before this year ends.
According to
him, the additional funds would come from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming
Corporation (PAGCOR).
The Chief
Executive instructed the officials of the VMMC to find the best medical
equipment available in the market, instead of looking for the lowest bid.
“Buy the
best, huwag yung lowest bid… I want quality. Quality ako,” he told the hospital’s
officials.
President
Duterte also told the officials and staff not to dwell on the practice of
awarding contracts to the lowest bidder, and cited that this old way is one of
the major sources of corruption in the country.
During his
visit at VMMC, 19 patients undergoing hemodialysis got groceries package from
him.
The president
also tasked the VMMC to provide medical care and treatment to veterans and
their dependents.
Tagging along
with him when he visited the hospital is Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Health
Secretary Francisco Duque III, and of course, the selfie king himself, and the
president’s special assistant, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go.
Meanwhile,
the Chief Executive said during the 82nd anniversary of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines that he would subsidize the medicines for all the
soldiers.
"They need the management for bills. It’s P50 million
monthly para sa AFP. Pati P50 million sa V. Luna [General Hospital]," the
president said in his speech during the AFP anniversary.
Source: PCOO
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