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Philippine healthcare crisis

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Philippine healthcare crisis.

A collapsing sick society
The middle stratum’s ordeal is reflected in an inefficient health system, strained by incompetence and abuse serving the incumbent’s political agenda.
9 February 20261 MIN READ
PhilHealth abuse undermines care
PhilHealth’s reserve fund diversion and chronic underfunding have exposed critical gaps in the Philippine healthcare system, with provincial hospitals facing…
24 January 20261 MIN READ
Between Oath and Overdraft: The true cost of short-term healthcare decisions
Despite promises of universal coverage, Filipinos still pay nearly half their healthcare expenses out-of-pocket — among Asia’s highest rates.
13 June 20251 MIN READ