Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III at the Duterte Legacy Summit on Tuesday (May 31, 2022) (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - The reforms to the health care system under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte are people-centered. Amid the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the government continued the realization of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law and establishments of more Malasakit Centers. "The Duterte administration's term from July 2016 to 2022 brought forth many reforms in the health sector, especially with the passage of the Universal Health Care Act and the Malasakit Centers Act," Duque said Tuesday during the Duterte Legacy Summit at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. Duterte signed into law the UHC or Republic Act No. 11223 on Feb. 20, 2019, paving the way for the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) "
(PNA file photo) MANILA-The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) lauded the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for resolving many problems in the so-called "geographical isolated and disadvantaged areas" (GIDAS), which greatly help in neutralizing the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in the countryside and resulting in their failure to extort from politicians in the just concluded elections. "We thank the NTF-ELCAC because a lot of the problems that our 'kababayan' (countrymen) face in the GIDAs were solved via the programs of the NTF-ELCAC. A lot of the barangays in these GIDAs were addressed and this resulted (in) the inability of the NPAs to conduct any more tactical offensive nor collect 'permit-to-win' or 'permit-to-campaign'," AFP spokesperson Army Col. Ramon Zagala said during the NTF-ELCAC virtual presser Monday. Some NTF-ELCAC projects include the Barangay Developm
Specific measures to help strengthen and improve the capacity of health stations in wards, communes and townships in Ho Chi Minh City was approved at the 5th session of the 10th-tenure People's Council of HCM City on April 7.
DISMANTLING GUERILLA FRONTS. National Security Adviser and National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) vice chair Secretary Hermogenes Esperon answers media queries at the sidelight of the NTF-RTF ELCAC joint meeting at the JPark Island Resort in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on Thursday (March 31, 2022). Esperon said in his speech the NTF ELCAC is confident to dismantle the three remaining guerilla fronts in Central Visayas through sustained ground engagements and the Barangay Development Programs. (PNA photo by John Rey Saavedra) LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu - The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) is confident that the remaining three guerilla fronts of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) in Central Visayas will be dismantled and villages cleared of communist terrorist group (CTG) infiltration. Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr., the National Security Adviser and NTF ELCAC vice
SUSTAINING GAINS. Major Gen. Edgardo De Leon, commander of the Army's 8th Infantry Division. The Philippine Army in Eastern Visayas is hopeful that the next president of the country will continue implementing the development initiative of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to sustain gains in wiping out the insurgency.(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - The Philippine Army in Eastern Visayas is hopeful that the next president of the country will continue implementing development initiatives of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to sustain gains in wiping out insurgency. Major Gen. Edgardo De Leon, commander of the Army's 8th Infantry Division, said on Friday the NTF-ELCAC continuation by the next administration means that the Barangay Development Program (BDP) will also continue. The military official said through the BDP-funded projects, communities will be empowered to reject the ide