DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte has spearheaded the launch of “Lingap Para sa Bayan,” a one-stop-shop featuring local and national government agencies that provide financial, medical and other support to indigent patients from the city and nearby provinces.
The facility is located across the Southern Philippines Medical Center, the same area being occupied by the Lingap Para sa Mahirap center.
It will also be where the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippine Health Insurance Corp., and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office will set up shop.
The Lingap shop across SPMC will only be temporary, as all offices under it will soon be transferred inside the hospital compound once the the construction of its P20-million office building is completed.
“The one-stop-shop will make it easier for indigent patients because they no longer need to go from one office to another to get medical assistance,” Mayor Duterte said during the building’s launching on Friday.
The city government has provided financial and medical support to Dabawenyos for years now through the Lingap para sa Mahirap program.
Under the program, the city government provides health assistance to Davao residents, including hospital financial assistance, funeral and burial assistance, and pharmaceutical assistance.
The SPMC, a retained Department of Health hospital, is the main provider of treatment to the Lingap patients.
Through the Lingap para sa Bayan center, even patients from outside Davao will be accommodated and referred to concerned agencies.
