Marvin’s Death: A Healthcare Policy Failure
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.…
SC orders return of P60-B PhilHealth funds
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - The Supreme Court ordered the Marcos Jr. administration to return the ?60 billion it has taken from PhilHealth Funds that were transferred to the National Treasury.In…
MEDICAL AID. A child receives medicines distributed Friday by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Monkayo town, Compostela Valley. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)
Poor likely to fall behind in hiked PhilHealth premium
With meager wages and widespread practice of contractual work that pays generally below the mandated wage, paying health insurance thus, takes a backseat as many would strive to meet daily food requirement of the household.
