Starting this month, the Manila City government will provide free monthly maintenance medicines to its senior citizens who are suffering from chronic diseases like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes.

Initially, Mayor Joseph Ejercito Estrada set aside P66 million for the Manila Health Department (MHD) to procure maintenance medicines that will be distributed through the city’s 59 community health centers.

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