Manila officials thank Romualdez for cancer facility

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Manila officials thank Romualdez for cancer facility  Manila 5th District Rep. Irwin Tieng and Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna express their gratitude to Speaker Martin Romualdez for the construction of the Governor Benjamin T. Romualdez Cancer Center at the Ospital ng Maynila, the first local government cancer center facility.  Video by Via Bianca Ramones  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #tmtnews  #cancerhospital  #cancercenter

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00:00I would like to take this opportunity in front of all of you

00:03to thank the people who became the backbone

00:08for us to be able to build

00:10first and foremost,

00:13the one and only cancer center owned and operated by the city,

00:18by a city government.

00:20So, first of all, I would like to thank our very kind,

00:24very hardworking, very good

00:27speaker of the people,

00:29House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez.

00:33Boss, to be honest,

00:36you didn't hesitate when I approached you.

00:39You just told me, yes.

00:41So here it is, it's been built.

00:44Thank you very much.

00:46And may District 5 love you for the rest of your lives.

00:51Thank you very much.

00:55To our beloved Mayor,

00:58Hani La Cuna Pangal.

01:01Boss, thank you very much

01:04for passing by 2,000 square meters of prime property.

01:09I just want to tell you

01:11that the land that our beloved Mayor gave us

01:16is the most expensive area in our district.

01:20That's my Ross Boulevard Corner.

01:23So thank you very much.

01:25And we are so blessed to have Speaker Romualdez today

01:30for the ceremonial groundbreaking

01:33for the building of our cancer specialty center

01:38for the City of Manila

01:40that will serve as a one-stop shop

01:43for those suffering from cancer.

01:46Thank you, Mr. Speaker,

01:49for extending your concern,

01:51your love, and generosity

01:54to our cancer-stricken constituents

01:57in the country's capital.

01:59We all know that cancer

02:03is one of the main causes of death.

02:08According to the data,

02:10there are 189 out of every 100,000 Filipinos

02:15who have cancer.

02:17And there are 96 cancer patients

02:20who die every day.

02:23But the most difficult thing

02:26is the lack of public facilities

02:30that focus on the treatment and care

02:33of patients with cancer.

02:36It was also mentioned

02:38that the cost of cancer treatment

02:41ranges from P120,000

02:44to a million pesos or more.

02:47Obviously, such a large expense

02:50is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

02:53On our People's Day,

02:56which we hold almost every Sunday,

02:59the number of patients with cancer

03:03that I serve is the highest.

03:07Likewise,

03:09the number of patients

03:11with cancer that I visit

03:14under my door-to-door doctorate program

03:18is higher than the number

03:21of patients with cancer

03:24that I don't even know

03:27that I am a doctor in real life.

03:30And all of them are striving

03:33for the opportunity

03:35to be treated

03:37at the two National Government Hospitals

03:40that I serve in Manila,

03:43Mocerelles and PGH,

03:46where patients from different parts of the country

03:49gather together.

03:52That is why it is a great thing

03:55that we now have

03:58our own Cancer Specialty Center

04:01in Luzon, Manila.

04:04We were also informed

04:07by our beloved speaker

04:09that you have a heart

04:11for patients with cancer.

04:14This is especially experienced

04:16by your beloved father,

04:19the former ambassador

04:21and former late Governor

04:23Benjamin Cocoy Romualdez.

04:25That is why we are now

04:27reaching out

04:29our heartfelt thanks

04:32to you for funding

04:34to build

04:36the Cancer Center

04:38here in the compound

04:40of the Hospital of Manila

04:42Medical Center.

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