In his opening statement during the hearing of the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the UHC law Wednesday, Go said that for universal health care to be sustainable, the country needs “to secure the necessary funding that will keep the program in good running shape.
“Lalo na ngayon na nasa health emergency ang bansa at nawawalan ng kakayahan ang mga Pilipinong magbigay ng dagdag na kontribusyon dahil sa krisis. Sabi nga nila, ‘in this time of crisis, every single peso counts,’’ he added Executive Director Ellene Sana of the Center for Migrant Advocacy said that their immediate recommendation is the issuance of a moratorium on the collection of payments for OFWs until the end of the year or until the law has been amended.
Morales noted, however, that to make such policy permanent, it would require a legislative amendment.