00:00 The Supreme Court or SC has established a new rule under which indigent pregnant women,
00:06 first-time offenders, and people with disabilities may not be imprisoned whilst their case trials are in litigation.
00:13 SC Associate Justice Maria Filomena Singh stated,
00:17 "There still are difficulties in paying the lowest bail of 10,000 pesos,
00:21 recorded as the lowest fine for the indigent and impoverished."
00:24 Justice Singh added that aside from low bail amounts,
00:27 the court provides good conduct and time allowance to persons deprived of liberty or PDLs to hasten their release.
00:34 The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth and the Philippine Information Agency or PIA earlier today
00:42 inked a Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of the Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama or Konsulta program.
00:49 According to PhilHealth, in addition to common services and laboratory tests,
00:53 patients with breast cancer and mental health conditions also have packages,
00:57 as the administration gradually highlights on the needs of women and those with mental health diagnoses.
01:02 PhilHealth encourages the public to visit accredited centers for any mental health condition or issues,
01:08 and not worry over information leaks.
01:10 Additionally, the PIA emphasized that the purpose of the MOU
01:14 is to fulfill one of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.'s promises to provide adequate health services
01:19 to all Filipinos, regardless of social economic standing.
01:24 Denise Osorio from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
