By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Published July 24, 2021 12:55pm The House of Representatives (HRep) on Saturday cited several of its legislative accomplishments during the 18th Congress, despite the limitations and challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. In its Legislative Performance Report titled “Paving the Nation’s Path to Recovery,” the chamber led by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said it has been “consistent in pursuing a legislative agenda anchored on saving lives, sustaining economic growth, and spearheading a public policy that is responsive and effective to the health crisis.” The House said its priorities are two-fold: to help all Filipinos impacted by the pandemic, and to revive and rebuild the country’s economy.
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On CNU-VSMMC implementing Doktor Para sa Bayan Act
SENATE President Vicente Sotto III today said some deserving students who want to join the country s medical sector, especially those in the Visayas region, would soon get the chance to pursue their dreams of becoming doctors with the launching of the Doctor of Medicine program at the Cebu Normal University-Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (CNU-VSMMC) for the coming 2021-2022 academic year.
Sotto, principal author of the Doktor Para sa Bayan Act, said the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) en banc last May 11 gave the go signal to the CNU-VSMMC College of Medicine Consortium to begin accepting students for the coming school year.
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In support of “Doktor Para sa Bayan” and Universal Health Care laws, CHED allowed Cebu Normal University-Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (CNU-VSMMC) and Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) to offer a Doctor of Medicine Program effective Academic Year (AY) 2021-2022.
“The new Doctor of Medicine program in these two SUCs will expand the opportunities for the poor but deserving students through scholarship support under the Doktor Para sa Bayan Act,” said CHED Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera III on Wednesday, May 12.
De Vera explained that the Duterte administration will “produce more doctors through our top SUCs, who will go to underserved areas and local governments in need of health personnel.”