“‘Yung gastos. Napakalaki. Kahit kami ay nahirapan po sa gastos. Hindi rin naman po kami saksakan ng may pera [The fees are really expensive. Even us experienced difficulties in paying for the bills. We are not that rich anyway],” he said.
“Pero nagbabakasakali kami baka ma-reimburse kami ng PhilHealth dahil napakalaki po ng gastos. Sabay pa silang napasok. Hindi namin napaghandaan,” he added.
(But we are hoping that PhilHealth will reimburse it because the expenses are really high. They were both admitted at the same time. We were not prepared for it.)
The senator’s son likewise, lamented about how his parents had to fight the disease alone in their hospital rooms, since health protocols bar families from having direct contact with COVID-19 patients.