SENATOR Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara has sought the passage of a bill that would strengthen the emergency medical services system in the country after a female passenger lost her arm in an accident at the Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) Ayala Station in Makati City on Tuesday.

Doctors at the Makati Medical Center successfully reattached the severed right arm of the victim, Angeline Fernando, 24, who fell on the tracks on November 14 after she felt dizzy shortly upon alighting from a northbound train.

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