Speaking at the I-Speak Media forum on Thursday (Sept. 1) John Patrick Celis, the officer-in-charge of Lingap said the Lingap online remains open to assist Davaoeños and help them avoid long queues at the main and satellite offices of Lingap.
Lingap Para sa Mahirap is a poverty alleviation platform of the city government that provides free medical assistance to Davaoeños. The services include medical assistance, hospital bill assistance, laboratory request, CT-Scan, and assistance to families of ill-fated COVID-19 patients at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC).
"Nice kaayo siya nga platform kay number one, accessible sa Dabawenyos bisan asa sila sa Davao, naa man sila sa hospital naa sila sa ilahang balay maka-inquire sila og maka-process,” Celis said.
Celis also said that the requirements for the types of assistance may be sent in advance through the Lingap Facebook account so that it will be processed in advance.
He said for hospital bill assistance, the clients may take a photo of their updated final bill, medical abstract or medical certificate, and barangay certificate and send it to Lingap's Facebook Page.
“Ma-process nato in advance ang ilang request para kung muadto sila sa office kuhaon nalang nila diretso ang ilahang guarantee letter and at the same time, i-submit nila ang ilahang mga original nga requirements,” he said.
The Lingap Para sa Mahirap caters to more than 30 requests per day through the online platform. In July 2022, the main and satellite offices catered 15,616 clients, while 16,540 clients had been catered on August 2022.
An average of 500 clients are catered daily at Lingap-SPMC and its satellite offices in Marilog, Bunawan, Toril, and Paquibato.
Celis emphasized that only those individuals residing in the city may qualify for the assistance.
The Lingap main office opens Mondays to Sundays at Malasakit Center Building located at SPMC Compound.
It also accommodates requests from private hospital patients from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., while satellite offices are operational from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m
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