Public health care gets pittance from huge COVID-19 loans
“We are puzzled. Where did the huge amount of debts go? There is no transparency how the Bayanihan 1 and 2 funds had been spent.”
Public health care gets pittance from huge COVID-19 loans
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Proposed 2021 budget too small to address COVID-19, health workers say
Proposed 2021 budget too small to address COVID-19, health workers say
At a time when health infrastructure and concerns of health workers demand to be addressed, the Philippine government takes a sharp turn and reveals it true priorities.
Urgent medical response, not militarization of Metro Manila
Urgent medical response, not militarization of Metro Manila
Let us demand what our communities need the most – public health education, free testing, water supply, sanitation, subsidy.
PGH staff in ‘the line of fire’ amid virus duty
PGH staff in ‘the line of fire’ amid virus duty
“The problem with the current policy is that we are operating under the premise of very little budget, that’s why there’s a shortage of COVID-19 test kits. And people would have to pay for it first."
Groups want free, accessible healthcare not troop deployment
Groups want free, accessible healthcare not troop deployment
Women's group Gabriela said that military deployment is not the answer to prevent the pandemic, and instead called on the government to provide free, accessible healthcare and concrete solutions for the marginalized sectors which are the most affected in this situation.
Under a fragmented health care, Philippines is ill-equipped in combating COVID-19
Under a fragmented health care, Philippines is ill-equipped in combating COVID-19
From 2016 to 2019 alone, the public health program’s total budget allocation has been reduced significantly, varying from 15-percent to 28-percent cut.
For one, the budget for Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, the lead public hospital in the government’s effort to address the looming outbreak, has been slashed from P263 million in 2019 to P115 million in 2020.
20k regular jobs in public health sector unfilled
20k regular jobs in public health sector unfilled
While public hospitals are understaffed, government fails to fill some 20,000 vacancies for health workers.
Health groups decry slash in gov’t hospitals budget in 2018
Health groups decry slash in gov’t hospitals budget in 2018
The 2018 budget for public hospitals was cut by P1.5 billion.
The worsening ‘toxic’ work condition of Filipino nurses
The worsening ‘toxic’ work condition of Filipino nurses
There are 200,000 unemployed nurses in the country. Yet those who work in government and private hospitals are overworked and underpaid.
Eavesdropping during an MRT ride
Eavesdropping during an MRT ride
It was just hard not to hear them -- their voices were becoming more and more distinct.
Aquino gov’t withdraws legally mandated benefits of health workers
Aquino gov’t withdraws legally mandated benefits of health workers
By MARYA SALAMAT
By denying public health workers their legally-mandated benefits, the Aquino government has practically reduced their monthly take-home pay.
‘Increase’ in health budget deceiving – Alliance of Health Workers
‘Increase’ in health budget deceiving – Alliance of Health Workers
By INA ALLECO SILVERIO
"Under the Aquino administration, public health services are no longer free but they come for a fee." – Alliance of Health Workers
Filipinos get P1.25 for health, P6.55 for education per day
Filipinos get P1.25 for health, P6.55 for education per day
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com Main story: Approved 2012 budget skewed vs peoples’ needs MANILA -- Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond “Mong” Palatino criticized the Congress-ratified 2012 national budget of P1.816 trillion ($41.61 billion) as “unhealthy and ignorant”...
Lung Center employees demand their rightful benefits Halloween trick-or-treat style
Lung Center employees demand their rightful benefits Halloween trick-or-treat style
Lung Center employees demand their rightful benefits Halloween trick-or-treat style
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‘Righteous path not about scrimping on health care and workers’
‘Righteous path not about scrimping on health care and workers’
By MARYA SALAMAT
The House of Representatives approved a P200m ($4.6m) addition to the DOH budget and P400m ($9.2m) for government-owned and controlled corporation hospitals, as a result of the intense campaign of progressive health groups for a higher health budget.
Proposed health budget for 2012, ‘inadequate, with wrong priorities’
Proposed health budget for 2012, ‘inadequate, with wrong priorities’
By MARYA SALAMAT
In a study of the proposed 2012 health budget conducted by the Coalition for Health Budget Increase (CHBI), it found out that the increases in the health budget only “define the Aquino Health Agenda of privatization and commercialization of public health care which will further jeopardize the health of the people.”
Not enough doctors, and nurses, in
Not enough doctors, and nurses, in
By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com Maggie De Pano Fellow MANILA, Philippines – The local government units were obviously not ready for it—more residents flocking to barangay health stations, town clinics, and provincial hospitals. This was the result of the government’s...
Special Report: Philippines- The unhealthiest of poor countries
Special Report: Philippines- The unhealthiest of poor countries
By MARYA SALAMAT
Despite the promises of devolution, funding for health services is unable to keep up with local needs.
Sidebar: Not enough doctors, and nurses, in
Sidebar: Where do the sick go?
SECOND PART: LGUs try enterprise to cure shortage in health funding
Aquino Asked: Prioritize Public Health Instead of Fraudulent Loans, War vs Filipinos
Aquino Asked: Prioritize Public Health Instead of Fraudulent Loans, War vs Filipinos
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Whether the Aquino government admits it or not, the massive cases of dengue mirrors a government that puts its people’s health behind debt servicing and military spending.” - Council for Health and Development.
Group Proposes “Doable” Alternative 2010 Health Budget
Group Proposes “Doable” Alternative 2010 Health Budget
Judging from the proposed 2011 national government budget for health, the administration of Benigno Simeon Aquino III does not believe that improving healthcare is a priority. The P 32.028 billion budget of the Department of Health is a far cry from the World...
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