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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) of the Philippines that provides health insurance to the country. It was created on 1995 to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines , and is attached to the Department of Health .
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.
Establish policies and standards for the effective, efficient and economical operations of the department in accordance with the programs of government; Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out department objectives, policies, plans, programs and projects;
In the Philippines, a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC), sometimes with an "and/or", [1] is a state-owned enterprise that conducts both commercial and non-commercial activity. Examples of the latter would be the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), a social security system for government employees.
Article 7, Section 16 of the Constitution of the Philippines says that the President . shall nominate and, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoint the heads of the executive departments, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, or officers of the armed forces from the rank of colonel or naval captain, and other officers whose appointments are vested in him in this ...
The National Center for Mental Health (Filipino: Pambansang Sentro ng Pangkaisipang Kalusugan), is a 4,200-bed psychiatric hospital occupying 47 hectares of land in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. [2]
The medical center has been licensed by the Philippine Department of Health and is affiliated with and accredited to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). [3] [4] It has also been accredited by The Joint Commission International in 2013, 2016, 2019 along with its most recent Gold Seal accreditation in 2022. [5]
The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is the largest government hospital under the Department of Health of the Republic of the Philippines. It is located at the JP Laurel Ave, Bajada, Davao City. It began as the Davao Medical Center. Its name was changed on November 19, 2009, by Republic Act 9792. [1]