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Chronically ailing PH public health system under Duterte

WEBEvery year, the budget share of the health sector is much lower compared to the country’s military and infrastructure budget. For 2022, the Department of Public …

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Underperforming PhilHealth favored over public services …

WEBUnderperforming PhilHealth favored over public services in gov’t health budget – IBON. September 21, 2022. by IBON Foundation. Research group IBON said …

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Heed Cuba lessons, boost public health care, DOH urged

WEBSeptember 9, 2016. by IBON Foundation. Research group IBON said that Filipinos will benefit if the government adopts Cuba’s model of a state-run health care system. The …

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Under the knife: the 2024 health budget – IBON Foundation

WEBThe DOH-OSEC itemized budget further shows grave prognosis for public health. Only 5.6% or about Php325.4 billion of the Php5.78 trillion proposed 2024 …

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Universal Health Care: 5 years later – IBON Foundation

WEBUniversal Health Care: 5 years later. April 8, 2024. by Maricar Piedad. The recent declaration by several non-contiguous city governments of a pertussis or …

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The pre-COVID-19 plight of the poor and government’s …

WEBThe COVID-19 lockdown underscored the breadth of poverty in the country. IBON counts 7.5 million poor to low-income families living on only up to Php21,000 …

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The Filipino elderly are left behind – IBON Foundation

WEBChristian Joy P. Cruz, “Economic Well-being,” in Ageing and Health in the Philippines, ed. Grace T. Cruz, Christian Joy P. Cruz, and Yasuhiko Saito (Jakarta: …

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Proposed 2021 health budget shrinks, neglects public …

WEBThe proposed 2021 budget for the Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) covering the building of health infrastructure and purchase of medical equipment …

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In 2021: Poorest Regions, Least Healthworkers – IBON …

WEBIn 2021: Poorest Regions, Least Healthworkers. April 19, 2023. by IBON Foundation. The country’s health worker distribution for 2021 showed none of the …

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Open-air jeepneys safer against COVID-19 than enclosed …

WEBTraditional jeepneys will remain prohibited. IBON said that the Duterte administration is using COVID-19 as an excuse to force jeepneys off the road and fast …

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Telltale signs that health care in the Philippines is not universal

WEBFirst, PhilHealth membership is not resulting in more affordable health care. The portion of health expenses shouldered by households remains high under the …

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Hatid Probinsya and Balik Probinsya, more harm than good

WEBAs of June 27, there are already 94 healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 in the region. Ill-conceived plan and self-serving agenda. The Hatid Probinsya and …

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Marcos Jr admin fails to respect, protect, and fulfill social and

WEBThe Marcos Jr government however fundamentally fails to respect, protect and fulfil social and economic rights by its insistence on the same anti-people market …

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National budget for 2024: A Budget Badly Made – IBON Foundation

WEBThe DSWD’s flagship Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) increases by 10% or Php10.2 billion to Php112.8 billion in 2024. This is after a Php5.1 billion cut in …

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A glimpse at the critical state of the Philippine environment

WEBA glimpse at the critical state of the Philippine environment. April 27, 2020. by IBON Foundation. While nations attempt to meet the sustainable development goals …

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COVID-19 and the Philippine Healthcare System

WEBEnter COVID-19. COVID-19 is an infectious disease that causes respiratory illness such as fever, cough, and even pneumonia. This is spread through contact with …

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Beyond capacity and overwhelming incompetence – IBON …

WEBBeyond capacity and overwhelming incompetence. July 19, 2020. by Maricar Piedad. The Philippines has been in varying intensities of community quarantine for 124 …

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Philippines’ Declining Healthworker Ratio – IBON Foundation

WEBPhilippines’ Declining Healthworker Ratio. April 19, 2023. by IBON Foundation. Not only did the country’s regions fail to reach the SDG index threshold ratio …

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“No home birthing” policy: burden to Filipino mothers

WEBThe “no home birthing” policy has revealed itself to be burdensome and even dangerous, punitive and costly for the majority of Filipino mothers. Faulty Assumptions. …

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