Hyped economic progress at the expense of Filipinos

July 25, 2026

The Marcos Jr administration claims economic success, saying that its policies have brought the country to upper middle-income status. But this seeks to hide a deeper reality: the growth model hyped by the government has made a few prosperous at the expense of millions of Filipinos and the environment. The Marcos Jr administration vowed to […]

Only 5% of 50,000 recorded medicines are VAT-exempt

April 19, 2026

The price Filipinos have to pay for medicines

April 13, 2026

Corruption’s toll: What Php197B could have provided in PH healthcare needs

September 20, 2025

PhilHealth rate hikes long overdue

August 11, 2025

Faster child immunization?

August 11, 2025

The Philippines is failing to meet the national target for child immunization, which is set at 95% coverage for the child population. As of 2024, the fully immunized child (FIC) national average was only 64.9%, with 10 out of 17 regions falling below this average.

Critical Health Bar

April 12, 2025

While I felt relieved to finally have a diagnosis and a treatment plan, I still had to figure out how to afford it.

Whither maternal and newborn survival?

April 8, 2025

Filipinos lack access to basic health resources

April 7, 2025