A group of indigent patients and health professionals asked the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the impending privatization of the Philippine Orthopedic Center (POC) in Quezon City.

The POC, the only Philippine hospital that specializes in orthopedic disorders including cases of spinal cord injuries, is being privatized as part of President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s public-private partnership (PPP) strategy of funding social services.

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