health budget
Underperforming PhilHealth favored over public services in gov’t health budget – IBON
September 21, 2022
The Marcos Jr administration’s proposed 2023 budget neglects direct health services and programs that are accessible for ordinary Filipinos. Instead, it’s choosing to allot even more funds for health privatization and the underperforming PhilHealth.
Chronically ailing PH public health system under Duterte
April 7, 2022
FEATURES
Duterte has not taken significant measures that will strengthen the public health system and make health services accessible and equitable to the Filipino people.
Tax the billionaires
September 29, 2021
Inessential infra isn’t more important than health, ayuda
September 16, 2021
Business-as-usual 2022 budget unresponsive to pandemic – IBON
August 26, 2021
The proposed 2022 national budget is perplexingly business-as-usual with the same priorities as before the pandemic. There is still disproportionate attention to infrastructure, the military and police, and debt service with only marginal changes to the health and social protection budgets. This latest spending plan should not just be scrutinized but also retailored to give due attention to urgent medical and economic responses.
Duterte administration’s shift to MECQ meaningless without urgent COVID-19 steps
August 20, 2021
The government has announced the easing of community quarantines. But new cases are still rising and there are no signs of government taking additional measures to fix the health system during the last two weeks of stricter lockdowns. If the health system is as weak as ever, what’s our way out of the pandemic?
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.
