IBON Foundation
Spend on Public Health
September 29, 2020
INFOPOST
While PhilHealth gets the second biggest chunk of the health budget, households still shoulder over half of health expenses.
The 2021 Budget: Infrastructure over health, aid and MSME support
September 23, 2020
INFOGRAPHICS
Resources for health, social protection, and production support are more urgent areas needing attention to genuinely usher economic recovery but are only receiving paltry amounts.
PhilHealth Failure
September 22, 2020
The second biggest chunk of the proposed 2021 health budget, or Php71.4 billion, goes to PhilHealth. While noting recent corruption controversies in the agency, it is difficult to reconcile the unchanged budget with increasing health expenses of Filipinos.
Proposed 2021 health budget shrinks, neglects public health–IBON
September 22, 2020
NEWS
The lower budget for the public health in the proposed national government budget for 2021 will keep health care inaccessible and expensive for too many Filipinos.
Budget for infrastructure towers over health, social protection, MSME support–IBON
September 16, 2020
NEWS
Health and social protection even in terms of infrastructure should be prioritized but these are dwarfed by programs such as roadworks and grandiose transport projects that are not as urgent.
IBON executive director on Bayanihan 2 and beyond
September 14, 2020
IBON executive director on Pres. Duterte signing Bayanihan 2
September 11, 2020
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE: IBON executive director Sonny Africa on Pres. Duterte finally signing Bayanihan 2 Act over 2 1/2 weeks after being passed by Congress and over 2 1/2 months after Bayanihan 1 expired
