Philippine health system
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
On World Health Day:
Big Pharma rules an ailing nation
April 7, 2025
Global health remains in the clutches of Big Pharma, which has detrimental effects not only on mortality, diseases and prevention but entirely on the right to health