President Duterte is prepared to pay for the hospital expenses of Filipinos infected with the new coronavirus disease, especially those stranded amid the pandemic.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte updates the nation on the government’s efforts in addressing the coronavirus disease at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on May 28, 2020.
“If you are positive, you can stay in the place where the government [will] provide for the hospitalization. I want to make it clear that as much as possible the ordinary citizen, the Filipino, does not have to spend money,” he said in his latest televised public address Thursday night .The President also directed local government officials not to refuse to help people in need. He said they should instead “expedite” the hospitalization of people needing medical assistance in their communities.
“Tulungan ninyo ang mga Pilipino, tutal I will pay, I will pay for the expenses. Walang problema ‘yan ,” he added. “That’s really an order of the national government to the local governments. Help. Do not deny and you must expedite the hospitalization until he is cured. No problem about payment. Just bill me and I will pay,” he said.
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