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From roadmap to relief: Making PhilHealth’s 16-month reform plan work
PhilHealth presented its RISE30 mission at a partnership forum in Mandaluyong City last Aug. 13.—PHOTOS FROM PHILHEALTH FB PAGE
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August 17, 2026August 17, 2026Health

From roadmap to relief: Making PhilHealth’s 16-month reform plan work

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The newly announced 16-month reform roadmap of PhilHealth (or the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.) is a welcome sign of urgency. Developed with the Department of Health (DOH) and more than 100 representatives of development institutions, the academe, civil society and other sectors, the plan seeks to improve access, equity and efficiency while advancing PhilHealth’s RISE30...

The pandemic exposed the cracks in the health system, and now is the time for rebuilding
Healthcare workers attend to Covid-19 patients in the intensive care unit of the Philippine General Hospital. —PHOTO FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
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October 7, 2025February 19, 2026Health

The pandemic exposed the cracks in the health system, and now is the time for rebuilding

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Covid-19 was more than a worldwide health crisis. It was a stress test for every nation’s resilience.  For the Philippines, the results were sobering. Hospitals overflowed, healthcare workers were stretched to exhaustion, and rural communities were rendered vulnerable and without access to doctors or medicines. Yet the pandemic also provided us clarity. It revealed not...