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Manila LGU allocates P32.2-M aid for child patients bound for India

Published Mar 7, 2026 11:15 am  |  Updated Mar 7, 2026 02:10 pm
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso meets with the 20 child patients and their parents who are bound for India for their liver transplants on Friday, March 6. (Photo from Manila PIO)
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso meets with the 20 child patients and their parents who are bound for India for their liver transplants on Friday, March 6. (Photo from Manila PIO)
A new batch of Manileño children under the city's Kaagapay Program has received financial aid from the city government and Manila taxpayers, to be used for their life-saving liver transplants in India, Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced.
Domagoso made the announcement during his meeting with the beneficiaries on Friday, March 6, during which the funds worth P32,296,900.40 were given to the 20 patients for their scheduled medical operations in two hospitals in New Delhi.
"Of the 20 patients, six will undergo procedures at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi, while 14 others are scheduled for surgery at Max Healthcare, also based in New Delhi. The patients include 18 children diagnosed with biliary atresia, one case of liver cirrhosis, and one chronic liver condition," he said.
In their meeting, the mayor acknowledged the long struggle many parents face while searching for funds for the costly procedures, saying the city government stepped in to shorten that journey.
“Your long journey is now going to be shorter, and hopefully God will guide you and keep your child safe,” Domagoso said, noting that the financial assistance came from taxpayers of the City of Manila as part of his administration's healthcare prioritization initiatives.
“It's from the taxpayers of the City of Manila. Hindi ako magdadalawang-isip gumastos ng milyon, mabuhay lang ang isang tao. 'Yung pera mawawala, kikitain ulit. Pero 'yung buhay, walang kapalit (The money came from the taxpayers of the City of Manila. I wouldn't hesitate to spend a million, just to keep someone alive. Money can be lost, but it can be earned again. But there is no replacement to one's life)," he added.
The local chief executive explained that hospitals in India have also come to trust the city government’s commitment to pay for the procedures, allowing some patients to be accepted for treatment once Manila provides financial guarantees.
He added that many children previously sent to India through the Kaagapay Program have returned to the Philippines alive and healthier than ever after undergoing successful transplants.
This batch of beneficiaries brings Manila’s total assistance for critical medical cases under the program to more than P96 million, building on the P64,226,374.85 previously released for 71 patients as of February this year.
Those earlier disbursements included funds for pediatric liver transplants in India, heart surgeries at the Philippine Heart Center, cochlear implant procedures, and other life-saving treatments performed in major hospitals across the Philippines.

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