Press Release | 13 September 2024

The Department of Health (DOH), in celebration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s birthday today, and upon instructions and funding from His Excellency, will cover all inpatient, outpatient and emergency medical services today, September 13, 2024, in level three public hospitals as follows:

Metro Manila
Philippine General Hospital
Philippine Orthopedic Center
Philippine Heart Center
Philippine Childrens Medical Center
National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Lung Center of the Philippines
Jose R. Reyes Memorial Hospital
East Avenue Medical Center

Luzon
Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center
Cagayan Valley Medical Center
Bicol Medical Center
Batangas Medical Center
Batanes General Hospital
Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Medical Center

Visayas
Vicente Sotto Memorial Hospital
Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital
Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center

Mindanao
Amai Pakpak Medical Center
Davao Regional Medical Center
Cotabato Regional Medical Center
Mayor Hilarion Ramiro Sr. Medical Center
Zamboanga City Medical Center

The process of availment is as follows:

1) Patients will be interviewed by the Medical Social Services (MSS) of the hospital.
2) After MSS assessment and evaluation, medical assistance will be provided through the DOH Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) program.

Medical services that will be free to patients today in the above hospitals, because of the President’s instructions, include: hospital bill; drugs and medicines; laboratory and diagnostic procedures; dental services; implants; therapy and rehabilitative services; chemotherapy; and dialysis.

“Maraming salamat po, at maligayang kaarawan sa ating mahal na Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.!” said Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa.