In medical school, we are given countless lectures on ethics, anatomy, and patient care. But my most profound education did not happen in a lecture hall; it happened quietly, at…
On June 4, 2026, Marvin, a lifelong working-class contributor to the national health insurance system (PhilHealth), succumbed to a brain hematoma at 12:29 AM, just eighteen hours after hospital admission.…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - The World Values Survey results show most Filipinos choose “security” over “freedom.” But in a country where poverty and government abuse define daily life, true security…
We see a family in crisis having to deal with commodification of health care. We see a system where health care is a business transaction between the patient and the health care provider.
Fr Rene Ocampo never fails to amaze me because I had the most intimate conversation with him on issues that the Roman Catholic Church was and has been sensitive about: sex and gender equality.