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The Malasakit Center is a one-stop medical/financial assistance in the Department of Health's (DOH) accredited hospitals, established through Republic Act 11463. It makes medical and financial aid requests easier because it brings government agencies under one roof.
The Malasakit Center has a desk where representatives from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), and DOH are stationed to assist those who are in need.
These agencies facilitate smooth transactions as it eliminates the need to go back and forth to different government agencies for financial assistance.
Other hospitals managed by local government units and other public hospitals may establish their Malasakit Center, considering that they meet the criteria and guarantee the availability of funds for its operations, maintenance, personnel, and staff training.
Malasakit Center Requirements and Process
- Go to the Billing Section of the hospital and ask for an assessment of your fees/billing.
- Request a Medical Abstract and bring them to the Malasakit Center
- Fill out the Malasakit Unified Form to request medical assistance.
- The Social Worker in the Center will assist you and lead you to the PhilHealth desk to check for coverage.
- If you or your patient is not a PhilHealth member, you will automatically be given membership.
- You will be directed to PCSO and DOH desks for additional assistance, especially if the assistance from PhilHealth is not enough.
Funding for the Malasakit Center is pulled from the Presidential Social Fund (PSF). A patient may be given up to Php 50,000 aside from the assistance other government agencies may give based on their qualifications and assessments.
All assistance will not be given in cash but through a guarantee letter, which you must provide to the hospital upon settling bills.
Malasakit Centers maintain a database that makes it easier for them to retrieve patients' information. There is also an express lane for persons with disabilities and senior citizens.
Outpatients may also avail of assistance for medical check-ups and medicines.
List of Hospitals with Malasakit Center
Here is the list of 98 Malasakit Centers nationwide:
1. Vicente Sotto Medical Center in Cebu
2. Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) in Tacloban City
3. Western Visayas Medical Center in Iloilo City
4. Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila
5. Ospital ng Palawan, Puerto Princesa City
6. Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) in Bacolod City
7. Southern Provincial Hospital in Maasin City, Southern Leyte
8. Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) in Dumaguete City
9. Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City
10. Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital (JBLMRH) in San Fernando City, Pampanga
11. Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital (GCGMH) in Tagbilaran City, Bohol
12. Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) in Capitol Road, Cagayan de Oro City
13. Butuan Medical Center (BMC) in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte
14. Zamboanga City Medical Center in Zamboanga City
15. Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital, Legazpi City
16. Cotabato Regional and Medical Center at Cotabato City
17. Provincial Hospital at Isulan, Sultan Kudarat
18. Bulacan Medical Center in Malolos City
19. Lung Center of the Philippines, Quezon City
20. Batangas Provincial Hospital in Lemery, Batangas
21. Eduardo Joson Memorial Hospital in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija
22. Dr. Jorge P. Royeca Hospital at General Santos City
23. Tarlac Provincial Hospital in Tarlac City
24. Region 1 Medical Center, Dagupan City, Pangasinan
25. Malasakit Center Navotas City Hospital
26. Quezon Medical Center (QMC) in the Lucena, Quezon Province
27. Caraga Regional Hospital, Surigao City, Surigao Del Norte
28. Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Hospital (DJPRMH) in Dapitan
29. Zamboanga Del Norte Medical Center (ZMC) in Dipolog
30. Pasay City General Hospital
31. Biliran Provincial Hospital in Naval, Biliran
32. Northern Samar Provincial Hospital in Catarman, Northern Samar
33. Samar Provincial Hospital in Catbalogan City, Samar
34. Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center, Balanga City, Bataan
35. Siquijor Provincial Hospital in Siquijor
36. Eastern Samar Provincial Hospital in Borongan City
37. Ormoc District Hospital in Ormoc City
38. Gabriela Silang General Hospital in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur
39. Bicol Medical Center in Naga City
40. Valenzuela City Emergency Hospital
41. Rizal Medical Center in Pasig City
42. Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center in Pagadian City
43. Gregorio T. Lluch Memorial Hospital (GTLMH) in Iligan City
44. JR Borja General Hospital in Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City
45. Ospital ng Parañaque
46. Novaliches District Hospital in Quezon City
47. Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) in Tagum City
48. Compostela Valley Provincial Hospital-main in Montevista, Compostela Valley
49. Philippine Heart Center
50. Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
51. Philippine Children’s Hospital in Quezon City
52. Ospital ng Malabon in Malabon City
53. Maguindanao Provincial Hospital in Maguindanao
54. Margarito Duavit Memorial Hospital (Rizal Provincial Hospital -Binangonan Annex) in Binangonan, Rizal
55. Antipolo City Hospital in Antipolo, Rizal
56. San Juan Medical Center in San Juan
57. Taguig-Pateros District Hospital
58. Cagayan Valley Medical Center in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
59. General Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital in Trece Martires City, Cavite
60. Datu Halun Sakilan Memorial Hospital in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi
61. Mayor Hilario A. Ramiro, Sr. Memorial Hospital in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental
62. Gov. Faustino N. Dy, Jr. Memorial Center in Ilagan City, Isabela
63. Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital in Roxas City, Capiz
64. Amai Pakpak Medical Center (APMC) in Marawi City
65. National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City
66. Eversley Child Sanitarium and General Hospital in Mandaue City, Cebu
67. Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital in Kalibo, Aklan
68. East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City
69. Talisay District Hospital in Talisay City
70. St. Anthony Mother and Child Hospital in Cebu City
71. Lapu-Lapu City Hospital in Lapu-Lapu City
72. Aurora Memorial Hospital (AMH) in Baler, Aurora
73. Romblon Provincial Hospital in Odiongan, Romblon
74. Dr. Fernando B. Duran Sr. Memorial Hospital (formerly Sorsogon Provincial Hospital) in Sorsogon City, Sorsogon
75. Occidental Mindoro Provincial Hospital in Mamburao
76. Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
77. Dr. Catalino Gallego Nava Provincial Hospital in the island province of Guimaras
78. Rogaciano M. Mercado Memorial Hospital (RMMMH) in Sta. Maria, Bulacan
79. Laguna Medical Center in Santa Cruz, Laguna
80. South Cotabato Provincial Hospital (SCPH) in Koranadal City
81. Far North Luzon General Hospital and Training Center sa Luna, Apayao
82. Southern Isabela Medical Center in Santiago City, Isabela
83. Oriental Mindoro Provincial Hospital in Calapan City
84. President Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Hospital in Iba, Zambales
85. National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) in Mandaluyong City
86. Oriental Provincial Medical Center in Mati City, Davao Oriental
87. Cainta Municipal Hospital in Cainta, Rizal
88. Don Emilio del Valle Memorial Hospital in Ubay, Bohol
89. Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital (DSPH) in Digos City
90. Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium in Caloocan City
91. Angel Salazar Memorial General Hospital in San Jose de Buenista City, Antique
92. Benguet General Hospital in La Trinidad, Benguet
93. Kapatagan Provincial Hospital in Kapatagan town, Lanao del Norte
94. Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center in San Fernando City, La Union
95. Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center in Marikina City
96. Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City
97. Sulu Provincial Hospital in Jolo, Sulu
98. Casimiro A. Ynares Sr. Memorial Hospital in Rodriguez, Rizal
Malasakit Center is one of the laudable government projects of the Duterte Administration, as it helps the poor and underprivileged Filipinos.
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