PINURI ni House Minority Leader at 4Ps party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan ang pag-apruba sa bill na lumilikha ng bagong college of medicine sa Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) sa Borongan City.

“The proposed medical school is not just an educational project—it is a healthcare intervention. We simply do not have enough doctors in the country, and the shortages are most alarming in rural areas such as Eastern Samar,” sabi ni Libanan.

Tinukoy niya ang pagpasa sa House Bill No. 112 na lumilikha ng ESSU College of Medicine.

“There is a saying that the true measure of good governance is how well a nation safeguards the health of its people. Our bill seeks to ensure that Eastern Samar is no longer left behind on that front,” dagdag ng mambabatas.

Abogado si Libanan pero nagtapos din ng degree sa medical technology.

Ayon sa mambabatas, mayroon lang sa Pilipinas na 7.9 physicians sa bawat 10,000 population, mas mababa sa 10 per 10,000 na standard sa mundo.

Sinabi niya na sa Eastern Samar mas matindi ang kakulangan sa physicians

“Once the state-subsidized medical school is established, we expect it to make medical education far more accessible, particularly to students whose families cannot afford private schooling,” ayon kay Libanan.