Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri Saturday announced the allocation of  P32 million  for projects in the 32 towns and cities of Negros Occidental, half of which has been released,  and  funds for indigent patients and a dialysis center for the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City.

Zubiri, who was in Bacolod City for the annual Panaad sa Negros Festival, said funding will come from his Senate allocation.

Half of the P32 million has already been released in Negros Occidental, and remaining amount will be given by the third quarter of this year, he said.

The P1 million each per town and city will be used for the building of schools, for markets, the purchase of ambulances and firetrucks, depending on the needs of the recipient local governments, he said.

Zubiri Saturday also inked a Memorandum of Agreement for the allocation by his office of P1 million for indigent patients needs at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in Bacolod City that will be replenished every year, he said.

He told the DAILY STAR he also committed to give the hospital two dialysis machines for a dialysis center at the CLMMRH for indigent patients.

Zubiri, who has roots in Negros Occidental, called on other Ilonggo senators to commit some of their funds to help in the medical needs of indigent patients in the province, too.

The senator said he is looking for an office in Bacolod City to set up his regional center.

It is hoped that the cheaper medicines bill will be ready by May 1, to also help the people cope with rising prices, he said.

Zubiri said he is also pushing for the passage of his bill seeking exemptions for minimum wage earners.*CPG

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