JV Ejercito placed it to the Top 12 in almost all of the surveys

"Nobody deserves to live a miserable life." 

“I am in favor of divorce for only one reason--for those that have been psychologically and physically abused by their partners," reelectionist Senator JV Ejercito told us during a press conference held Monday.    

"If the  relationship has become very turbulent and irreconcilable dun I think applicable yung divorce. Kung talagang sinasaktan na physically or emotionally kailangan naman mabigyan ng chance na mabuhay ng maayos because nobody deserves to live a miserable life."

Sen JV said despite being "adopted" by several parties he considers this as the toughest campaign of his political career as he is running as an independent. Getting the endorsement of the President he said as well as the warm reception of the people he meets at the campaign trail motivates him to push through despite his limited funds.  

His hard work it seems is slowly paying off as he already made it to the top 12 in almost all of the surveys, placing as high as number 7.

  

“I think Im an easy candidate to sell,  even if I have no political, I am proud of my track record as a public servant and the laws I have passed when I was in the senate.”

Senator JV Ejercito sponsored and authored Senate Bill 1896, or the Universal Health Care (UHC), which automatically enrolls all Filipino citizens in the National Health Insurance Program and prescribes complementary reforms in the health system. Simply put, it gives all Filipinos access to health-care coverage and services while protecting them from enduring financial hardship as a result. 

 

Every Filipino citizen will be entitled to healthy living, working and schooling conditions, and access to a comprehensive set of health services without any financial hardships. 

 

Provide financial assistance for medical emergencies, hospital admission and all other medical routines that focus on treatment and rehabilitation. 

 

Senator JV wants to return to the Senate to make sure that the UHC Law will be properly implemented and enjoyed by all Filipinos, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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According to him, the pandemic has exacerbated the weaknesses of the country’s healthcare system and hampered the implementation of the UHC Law. He feels that it his mission and obligation to finish and oversee its implementation. 

 

He also said that the country’s healthcare system suffers from three major problems amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: inadequate healthcare facilities, delayed benefits and privileges for healthcare workers, and mismanagement of the PhilHealth program. All of these can be addressed by the full implementation of the UHC Law, he added. 

INFRASTRUCTURE to unleash potential of Mindanao’s natural resources - JV Ejercito Former Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said improving Mindanao’s infrastructure will bring the best out of the island's vast natural resources. 

 

Ejercito said Mindanao is in the best position to be one of Asia’s most valuable sources of agricultural products. 

 

“Noong nadaanan ko ang Liguasan March kahapon at yung iba pang areas sa Mindanao, napakayaman talaga ng Mindanao. Talagang gifted ng natural resources. Abundant and very rich ang soil ng Mindanao,” he said. 

 

“We just have to put the necessary infrastructure para ma-tap natin at ma-maximize natin ang potential ng Mindanao to be the fruit basket not only of the Philippines but of Asia,” he added. 

 

Ejercito, who has been advocating for infrastructure development since his first term in the Senate, said constructing an efficient railway system in Mindanao will not only improve the delivery of agricultural goods but also reduce poverty and deter armed conflict on the island. 

 

“Malaking bagay kaya kung maisama pa natin ang railway system dito, nako, talagang sisigla, uusbong ang ekonomiya ng Mindanao. Mawawala na rin, sa tingin ko, ang kaguluhan dito in the next decades,” he said. 

 

The former Senator recently called for the construction of the Mindanao Railway System to promote economic development in conflict-ridden areas and “pave the way for genuine and lasting peace.”

JV Ejercito eyes construction of advanced healthcare facilities in the Visayas 

 

Former Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito said he will push for the enhancement of healthcare facilities in the Visayas and other key areas in the country. 

 

Should he retum to the Senate, Ejercito said he will ensure the full implementation of the Healthcare Facilities Enhancement Program under the Universal Healthcare Law, which he principally sponsored. 

 

“In line with the Universal Healthcare Act, yung Health Facilities Enhancement Program, one of the aim is to put up specialty centers in strategic areas all over the country,” he said in an interview with DYRF Radio Fuerza 

 

“We will establish a lung center, a kidney center, and a heart center and a cancer center sa V. Sotto Medical Center,” he added. 

 

Aside from the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu, specialty health facilities will also be constructed in major hospitals in the Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Bicol, and Davao regions, Ejercito said. 

 

Once these facilities are constructed, the former Senator said patients from different provinces would no longer need to travel to the National Capital Region to secure advanced healthcare services. 

 

“Pag meron tayong complicated cases, Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, they bring it ali there, to the specialty centers (in Metro Manila),” Ejercito said. 

 

“Imagine if you go to Manila, may accommodation, may airfare, may companion pa, times two 0 times three. It’s very expensive and very inconvenient,” he added. 

 

Asking Cebuanos for support, Ejercito said he hopes to return to the Senate to ensure that all Filipinos will benefit from the Universal Healthcare Law. 

 

“My priority is really to survive this COVID-19 pandemic and of course, to implement the Universal Healthcare Act. Hayaan niyo lang ako na tapusin ito. Sana di na po mangyari yung magkasakit lang yung isang miyembro ng pamilya, mauubos ang ating savings, magbebenta tayo ng kagamitan, magsasangla tayo ng lupa,” he said. 

 

With the full implementation of the Universal Healthcare Act, ang ating gobyermo ay nandiyan na para umalalay sa atin. Hindi na tayo dapat mamroblema, especially yung mga senior citizens, PWDs and indigents,” he added.