Nelson Morales

Chinese General Hospital, PCCAI to provide hospitalization discounts for media workers

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Jervis Manahan

ABS-CBN News

MANILA — The Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) and the Philippine Chinese Charitable Association Inc (PCCAI) signed a memorandum of agreement with news organizations to provide medical benefits for journalists.The MOA covers discounts for room rates and laboratory rates in the hospital.&quot;The Chinese General Hospital is always at the forefront of helping people. So why not the media people? These people are very important in the dissemination of information in the country,&quot; said Dr. Samuel Ang, Medical Director of the CGHMC.Ang said journalists covered by the MOA can avail up to 30 percent discounts in rooms and certain medical procedures by just providing their ID.&quot;In small ways, we can help the media people in mitigating expenses in the hospital,&quot; Ang added.Representatives of several news organizations joined the event to ink the MOA.In behalf of the media, Atty. Rudyard Arbolado of the Philippine Daily Inquirer expressed gratitude to the management of the CGHMC and the PCCAI.

The MOA covers discounts for room rates and laboratory rates in the hospital.