From Dasmariñas City, Cavite, 28-year-old Jovie Mae Pelere, parent to two children, brought her youngest child to the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila to get her checked for an ailment because they couldn’t afford the expensive consultation fee in the nearby hospital.
“When we buy medicines outside, we are spending about P8,000. We are spending more for our medicines so we have cut off other necessary expenses at home,” said Pelere in Filipino.
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