High Profile Presence Required

Hardknocks 03-04-08

High Profile Presence Required


Amidst the galloping requirements of burgeoning lists of PCSO clients numbering six hundred at any given day, PCSO management frets over the geometric expansion with caution.

The introduction of Text Promo for non-winning lotto tickets over a period of time and the 6/49 high-tiered game prize have increased funds to meet the cost of subsidizing the needs of the marginalized sector significantly.

Yet, it appears that non-insurance bearing indigent patients continue to knock on PCSO doors for measly monthly maintenance cost of even P 500 for pain relievers and blood pressure (BP) inhibitors.

The pending ‘Cheaper Medicine’ Bill, which frantically need the enactment for welfare benefits of all concerned, is the center stage of many other concerns. For years, the multi-national drug companies have dictated the terms and conditions, amassing huge profits at the expense of those who can hardly afford the cost of keeping alive and healthy.

Majority of Filipinos today, still do not have appropriate health insurance policies to protect themselves from the vicissitude of health related problems, that plague the income mechanisms of the average Filipinos today.

Cheaper Medicine Bill may be one act for the good of the indigent and poor sectors of our society who continue to dig deeper in their pockets during health crisis.


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