MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. promised to provide additional ambulances to every local government unit (LGU) across the country.
According to the Chief Executive, he will ensure that every LGU will have an ambulance before he ends his presidential term in 2028.
“’Titiyakin namin na bawat bayan ay magkakaroon ng ambulansya. Hindi na po kagaya ng dati na makikiusap ka pa, lalapit ka pa kung kani-kanino, kung medyo di kayo magkaibigan baka di makalusot ‘yung request nyo, ngayon di na po ganoon,” Marcos said.
“Basta’t kung sino po ang nangangailangan ng ambulansya ay bibigyan na po natin. At sabi niyo mayaman itong PCSO (Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office), baka pwede pang gawin bago po matapos ang termino ko, dalawang ambulansya ang bawat LGU,”’ he added.
President Marcos made the remark during the “Libreng Laboratoryo, Konsulta at Gamot Para sa Lahat” or ‘”LAB for ALL” caravan in Pasig City on Thursday morning.
The caravan, an initiative of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, is a flagship outreach program that offers an array of health services such as free consultation, free medicines and basic laboratory tests done in the Bagong Pilipinas Mobile Clinics.
The “LAB for ALL” project bridges the gap in the healthcare system in the Philippines, especially in the Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs), or those in far-flung areas, the President said./PN
