From the Sun Star-Pampanga (Oct 10): Kapampangan vets get medical services, medicines from VMMC
War veterans and Armed Forces of the Philippines veterans in Pampanga were able to avail of medical check-ups and medicines from the hospital staff and doctors during Monday's program at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center.
It was a medical mission and symposium made possible through the effort of the Pampanga provincial government and the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC).
The event, which was attended by veterans and their dependents, was keynoted by Governor Lilia Pineda and Pampanga Second District Representative and Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The event was aimed at bringing medical services closer to veterans and their dependents and also to update dependents and veterans of the new programs of the VMMC.
During the event, the veterans were able to avail of medical consultation, dental check-up, eye examination and ECG, among others. A help desk was also available where concerns of veterans regarding pensions, IDs and re-validation will be processed.
Arroyo, who was previously under hospital arrest at the VMMC for many months, said that she was happy that VMMC is reaching out to veterans as she added that veterans need all the medical support they need as pensions and other benefits are not enough to meet ballooning hospital costs and medicines.
VMCC Medical Professional Staff Dr. Dominador Chiong Jr. said that it has been a clamor to build more VMMC hospitals in Mindanao, Visayas and in Luzon outside Metro Manila to enable other veterans easy access to hospital services.
Chiong said that they are currently partnering with government and other private hospitals for ways to cater to the needs of veterans.
According to Chiong, there are about 17,000 living World War II veterans and 424,000 retirees and their dependents in the whole country that are entitled to healthcare benefits at present. Every year, about 5,000 retirees are being added on the list.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2016/10/10/kapampangan-vets-get-medical-services-medicines-vmmc-502733
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