THE Department of Health (DOH) will turn over seven new ambulances to Bacolod City this week.
Bacolod City Lone District Representative Greg Gasataya on Sunday, July 4, 2021, said the DOH already informed him that this week, they will turn over the seven new ambulances that he requested in 2019.
“Thank you very much to DOH for responding to our request to help us improve healthcare responses for Bacolodnons,” he said.
The seven ambulances will be distributed to the seven barangays with no ambulance vehicle such as Barangays Handumanan, Felisa, Cabug, Mansilingan, Banago, Tangub, and Pta. Taytay.
The procurement of ambulances, which costs P2.5 million each, was taken from the 2019 budget.
Gasataya earlier submitted the proposal to DOH, claiming that there was a need to improve the health services in barangays, especially to those that do not have an ambulance.
Once it will be turned over to the barangays, Gasataya said it is the responsibility of the barangay to maintain the ambulance./MAP