Thursday, December 8, 2022

City council sets P5.2-M aid to indigent patients

BAGUIO CITY – The city council has set P5.2 million aid to indigent patients of this summer capital.
    The council provided breakdown of medical assistance for indigent patients of Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) amounting to P5,213,085.07 from the 2022 appropriation under the non-office account, particularly support to national offices, specifically the BGHMC.
    Under resolution 509, series of 2022, the city council said there was a new set of members of the city council effective July 1, 2022, thus, the need for a new breakdown of the said medical assistance that will include the four new members of said body.
    For year 2022, the city government appropriated P12.6 million to be used as financial assistance to indigent patients at the BGHMC.
    The council said as per memorandum of agreement entered into by and between the city government and BGHMC, the amount of P5.1 million from the 2022 appropriation under the non-office account, particularly the support to national offices, specifically BGHMC, shall be used as additional medical assistance for indigent patients pursuant to Resolution NO. 099, series of 2009.
    As of October 31, 2022, the total amount of P5,213,085.07 as medical assistance for this year is still available for disposition and that the update reflects further the corresponding balance to date for each official.
    The council noted the amount of P210,421,.87 and P403,831.87 in excess of the fiscal year 2022 allocations shall be charged against the allocations for next year of city council members concerned.
 
 

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