MANILA, Philippines — In observance of the recent World Cancer Day, Senator Camille Villar reiterates her push for equitable and preventive healthcare with the filing of a measure that establishes a ₱10-billion Cancer Medicine and Treatment Assistance Fund, to be administered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), for indigent and underprivileged cancer patients. The bill seeks to institutionalize a nationwide program providing free cancer medicines and treatment through PhilHealth-accredited government hospitals in every province, in coordination with the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government […]... Keep on reading: Camille Villar pushes more fund for free medicines, treatment of cancer