CEBU CITY — A senator has urged local government officials to prioritize preventive health care and foster healthier lifestyles as a sustainable strategy to address rising health care costs and lessen the demand for hospitalization and burial assistance.

At the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) Cebu year-end assembly on Thursday, Sen. Pia Cayetano cited the need for proactive health initiatives, saying prevention is more cost-effective than treatment.

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