Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said implementing universal healthcare (UHC), improving social services, and delivering a more “people-centered” form of governance are among his priorities for his second term.
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said implementing universal healthcare , improving social services, and delivering a more “people-centered” form of governance are among his priorities for his second term.
These include ordinances for a special health fund, mental health, mandatory health-related data reporting of private healthcare providers, dengue vector-control, and the creation of various health councils. There are also plans to convert the Pasig City Children’s Hospital into a general hospital in order to cater to more patients and Pasigueños.
For education, Sotto said he will be working to expand the scholarship program and further institutionalize the sports development program. Sotto stressed the need for partnerships with civil society organizations to facilitate a “people-centered” form of governance in the city.
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