Solon says gov’t medical aid not patronage, cites Philhealth gaps

TACLOBAN CITY — Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre has pushed back against claims that government medical assistance programs are being used as political patronage. Acidre argued that such programs have become necessary due to widening gaps in the coverage of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in the country, particularly for patients with serious and