(Photo courtesy of Las Piñas PIO)
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar announced that the city government is offering free diagnostic testing in its first-ever diagnostic center.
Aguilar said the Las Piñas Diagnostic Center, located at the ground floor of the City Health Office (CHO) at the Las Piñas City Hall compound, is open to city residents from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
She said the city-run diagnostic center offers basic blood chemistry, ECG (electrocardiogram), blood typing, urinalysis, and fecalysis (stool analysis).
The mayor said those who want to avail of the free diagnostic testing services must be a registered voter, must show an identification card (ID) showing the patients is a resident of the city, and must present a request coming from the CHO.
Aguilar said the first-ever city-run diagnostic center was inaugurated in August 2023 as part her administration's and Vice-Mayor April Aguilar's advocacy to give better health services and alleviate the financial burdens of residents for diagnostic testing.