Rights commission lauds Duterte okay of hospital deposit law despite row

THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauded the passage of the "Anti-Hospital Deposit Law”, which sought tougher penalties for hospitals and clinics refusing to administer appropriate initial care to patients in emergency or serious cases.

"We recognize that its passage advances every Filipino's right to health or more specificall, broadening (widening or opening) the access to urgent or emergency health services -- guaranteed both in domestic laws and international conventions," the commission said in a statement on Wednesday.