Hontiveros tells DOH: Make new medical aid rules free of political favor

MANILA, Philippines — The new administrative order on medical assistance should clearly state that patients need not “beg” politicians for help, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Thursday. Hontiveros, chair of the Senate committee on health and demography, made the remark amid the Department of Health’s (DOH) revision of guidelines for the Medical Assistance for Indigent and