President Duterte announced Monday night During the traditional lighting of the Malacañang Christmas Tree that the funds for free medicine will come from a P5-billion check he received recently from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor).
The President said he has instructed Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial,
"I want every Filipino holding a reseta of a doctor that could not find the money to buy the medicines. Sabi ko, 'ibigay ninyo 'yang P2 billion na 'yan this Christmas."
"I want every Filipino holding a reseta of a doctor that could not find the money to buy the medicines. Sabi ko, 'ibigay ninyo 'yang P2 billion na 'yan this Christmas."
"So kayong Pilipinas, nakikinig sa akin ngayon, may mga reseta kayo, go to the [DSWD] or hanapin mo ang inyong city health or the hospital itself and we will buy the medicines for you," he added.
Aside from the free medicine, Duterte also reiterated his promise to grant executive clemency to elderly prisoners this holiday season.
