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Coming together to promote UHC

On behalf of the UHC Watch Alliance of Health Advocacy Groups, Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations, Health Justice, Bantay Consumer, Calsada Kuryente or BKC, the Philippine Diabetes Support and Awareness Group Inc., and Citizen Watch Philippines, we congratulate the organizers and express our...

Q&A on Leaving no one’s health behind—Investing in Health Systems for All Webinar

DR. MARIA EUFEMIA YAP: Realizing that the issue related to reimbursements has been in the news and on social media over the past months or year, what other concrete steps is PhilHealth actually undertaking so that it can mitigate and gradually address these...

Enabling the Healthcare Provider Network (HCPN) in Bataan

Since the passage of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act in February 2019, one of its key reforms has been the organization of a province-wide or city-wide Health Care Provider Network (HCPN)—a strong primary healthcare platform with integrated community engagement within the healthcare...

BGHMC-SDN: Charting Bataan’s future in healthcare

It is my honor and privilege to share with you our hospital’s experience in embracing digital health service in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. First please allow me to extend my immense gratitude to the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines...

Subic Freeport COVID-19 cases drop to zero

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The number of active COVID-19 cases in this special economic zone plunged to zero last Feb. 9 after surging for three weeks in January when health authorities confirmed nationwide transmission of the Omicron variant. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman...

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Cease fire ensues after Hamas rocket barrage against Israel

  Israel has the right to defend itself. Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Rafael Harpaz said Israelis will defend themselves from rocket attacks coming from Gaza. “We...

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Labor Group FFW to Marcos Administration: ICC is the best option for addressing crimes against humanity

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW), along with its allies in the NAGKAISA Labor Coalition, has called on the Marcos administration to allow the...

Bangsamoro Basic Law: Round 2

It’s Round 2 in the grueling attempt to pass a new law to replace the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao. The first attempt, which was...