PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill imposing stiffer penalties on hospitals that turn away patients who cannot afford deposits for emergency care.

Republic Act (RA) 10932 or “An Act Strengthening the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law,” increases the financial penalties on hospitals and medical clinics that refuse to provide basic emergency services to patients who cannot make advance payments.

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