Junkshop owners get PhilHealth cards

MANILA, Philippines - The provincial government has recently distributed PhilHealth cards to more than 340 members of the Pampanga Junkshop Owners Association.

Governor Lilia Pineda said the move is part of their effort to bring medical services closer to the indigent people and underprivileged sector in the province.

Pineda has also provided PhilHealth cards to barangay health workers and barangay police members (Bantay-Bayan) in the province.

Through this, the governor said that health will no longer be a problem on the part of the recipients of PhilHealth cards as they could now afford to go to the provincial district and other selected private hospitals for their medical needs, including that of their minor family members under their guidance.

The junk shop workers were also reminded to seek help from their rural health units (RHUs) for their health concerns.

Earlier, the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) and Provincial Cooperative and Entrepreneurial Development Office(PCEDO) upon the initiative of the provincial government launched “K5” program or the “Kariton Para sa Kalinisan, Kabuhayan, Kalusugan, at Katahimikan.”