144 MALASAKIT CENTERS. Sonia Cal on Friday (Oct. 22, 2021) explains to attendees of the "Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery" in Talisay City, Cebu the service of 144 Malasakit Centers nationwide to the people. The first Malasakit Center was launched on Feb. 12, 2018, while the 144th was opened in Boac, Marinduque on Oct. 19, 2021.(Screenshot from RTVM video) CEBU CITY - The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) highlighted on Friday the impact of the 10 Malasakit Centers in Central Visayas that stopped the circuitous processing of medical aid for poor patients admitted in public hospitals. Sonia Cal, OPAV Malasakit Center coordinator, said during the "Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan Towards National Recovery" in Talisay City that thousands of patients nationwide have processed their applications for assistance in 144 Malasakit Centers. The first Malasakit Center was launched by President Rodrigo Duterte at t
144th MALASAKIT CENTER. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go (3rd from left) leads the launch of the country's 144th Malasakit Center at the Marinduque Provincial Hospital in the capital town of Boac on Tuesday (Oct. 19, 2021). The center is the first in the province and part of a wider effort by the Duterte Administration to bring public health services, particularly medical assistance, closer to the people, especially in rural and underserved areas. (Contributed photo) MANILA - Senator Christopher "Bong" Go congratulated the people of Marinduque on the launch of the country's 144th Malasakit Center at the Marinduque Provincial Hospital in the capital town of Boac on Tuesday. The center is the first in the province and part of a wider effort by the Duterte Administration to bring public health services, particularly medical assistance, closer to the people, especially in rural and underserved areas. "Ipinangako ko ito sa inyo nung huli akong pumunta dito. (I
Published May 16, 2021, 7:30 AM
The Ayala group of companies has turned over to Marinduque the province’s first and only molecular lab which is expected to drastically cut down the waiting period for COVID-19 testing.
It usually to take 7 to 14 days to wait for COVID-19 test results since these have to be done through Manila-based laboratories.
Housed within the Marinduque Provincial Hospital in the municipality of Boac, the laboratory was designed and constructed under the supervision of AC Health and Ayala Foundation, with the assistance of Makati Development Corporation, the construction arm of Ayala Land Inc.
Since the pandemic started, Marinduque depended on laboratories in Metro Manila, particularly the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, to confirm COVID-19 cases.