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As of September 2020, the Philippines has a population of nearly 110 million and a population density of 368 per square kilometer. 32% of the population of the Philippines is under 15 years old, and only 22.2% is over 60. In the Philippines, 16.6% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2018. [8] [9]
On July 22, 2023, President Bongbong Marcos lifted COVID-19 pandemic as state of public health emergency. [27] On June 14, 2024, a Reuters expose revealed that the United States allegedly launched a clandestine campaign against China in the Philippines at the height of the pandemic, causing economic damage and putting innocent lives at risk. It ...
Most of the national burden of health care is provided by private health providers, with the cost shouldered by the state or by patients. The 2019 Universal Health Care Act (UHC Act) represents a significant effort to bridge the quality and accessibility gap, aiming to enroll all Filipinos in the National Health Insurance Program (PhilHealth ...
The Luzon ECQ is described under a March 16 memorandum from Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea by the order of the President as compliance to Proclamation No. 929 (state of calamity of the whole Philippines due to COVID-19), Proclamation No. 922 (public health emergency) and Republic Act No. 11332 (reporting of communicable diseases law).
The Department of Health (DOH; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the executive department of the government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care, the regulation of all health services and products.
Commissioner of Education, Health and Welfare 3: Claro M. Recto (1890–1960) [6] January 26, 1942 October 14, 1943 Jorge B. Vargas [b] Minister of Education, Health and Public Welfare – [c] Gabriel Mañalac [7] October 20, 1943 January 1, 1944 Jose P. Laurel: Minister of Health, Labor and Public Welfare 4: Emiliano Tría Tirona (1883–1952 ...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced that it would provide ₱30-billion ($581-million) worth of advance payment to its accredited health facilities for health care providers to obtain the liquid capital required to efficiently respond to the crisis. PhilHealth also subsided some of its policies on its members; it ...
On August 2, the IATF-EID responded to the appeal of 40 medical societies led by the Philippine College of Physicians to place Metro Manila under ECQ again due to rising COVID-19 cases. [63] The meeting later decided to place Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal back under MECQ from August 4 to 18.