The government’s “Malasakit Center” will soon be expanded to Western Visayas.

Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go presented the perspective of the proposed project that will be established at the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) in Manduriao district.

Initial discussions have been made with the management of the WVMC to have the project realized in the region, Go said. The center is already available in Cebu for Region 7 and Tacloban City for Region 8.

Go said the center will serve as a one-stop shop to fast track the provision of health services to the public. He underscored that President Rodrigo R. Duterte does not want patients to suffer further; instead, they have to be assisted.

Go also met with several patients and their families who are recipients of a government assistance program during a series of engagements at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Iloilo City.

One of the recipients is eight-year old Melissa Castroverde from Barangay Dalid, Calinog. She was accompanied by her mother Diana Mar when she met with Go, who advised Melissa to eat more as he noticed that the child is getting better after undergoing surgery on frontonasal encephalocele.

Elldin Allen Llanera from Barangay Ungka of Jaro district presented to Go a “Please Be Careful with my Heart” heart-shaped coin bank.

The eight-year old Llanera suffers from a congenital heart disease. His family sells heart-shaped coins to raise fund for his surgery.

SPO2 Richard Gerafusco sought for housing assistance from Go. To recall, four members of his family including his wife and son perished in the fire that gutted their house on May 6 this year in Barangay San Isidro, La Paz district.

Go said his visit was meant “to check their condition.” (PNA)