English: "We can have a thousand hearings, but if PhilHealth doesn't have the common sense to understand that we must aim for the least out-of-pocket expense for patients, then all these discussions are useless," said the Senator, who chaired the Senate Committee on Health for nine (9) years and has been handling the health budget for the past five (5) years.
Filipino: "We can have a thousand hearings, but if PhilHealth doesn't have the common sense to understand that we must aim for the least out-of-pocket expense for patients, then all these discussions are useless [Pwede tayong magkaroon ng libo-libong pagdinig, pero kung walang common sense ang PhilHealth para unawain na dapat ang layunin ay bawasan ang gastos na lumalabas sa bulsa ng mga pasyente, wala ring silbi ang lahat ng ito]," ani Cayetano, na nagsilbing Chairperson ng Senate Committee on Health sa loob ng siyam (9) na taon at siyang humahawak ng pondo sa kalusugan nitong nakaraang limang (5) taon.