BARMM gov’t gives full hospital assistance to Jolo blast victims

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao government on Tuesday said it provided over P425,000 worth of hospital assistance to the victims of the twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu last August 24.

In a statement, the BARMM government said through its “Ayudang Medical mula sa Bangsamoro Government” or “AMBAG,” 31 admitted patients at the Sulu Provincial Hospital fully covered from their injuries.

BARMM cabinet secretary and AMBAG program head Mohd Asnin Pendatun said that Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim wanted to ensure that the victims will be discharged from the hospital without paying any bills.

All of the 31 patients have already recovered and been discharged by the hospital.

Pendatun said the hospitalization assistance was on top of the cash assistance provided by the Ministry of Interior and Local Government and the Ministry of Social Services and Development last August 28.

The AMBAG program is a flagship program of the Office of the Chief Minister designed to help indigent patients receive medical assistance, and is in partnership with 12 hospitals across the Bangsamoro Region.

At least 15 people were killed while 78 others were injured in the Jolo blasts.

Malacañang condemned the deadly explosions, and President Rodrigo Duterte  visited Jolo to condole with the victims of the twin blasts. — DVM, GMA News