Archive of Health

Digmang bayan ang lunas sa tumintinding krisis! Mga manggagawang pangkalusugan, sumapi sa NPA! Ibagsak ang imperyalismong us, pyudalismo, at burukrata-kapitalismo!
April 24, 2026 | National Democratic Front of the Philippines | Makabayang Samahang Pangkalusugan (MSP) |

Pinagpupugayan at sinasaluduhan ng lahat ng kasapi ng Makabayang Samahang Pangkalusugan (MSP) ang Pambansa-Demokratikong Prente ng Pilipinas sa pagdiriwang nito ng ika-53 taong anibersaryo simula nang naitatag ito noong ika-24 ng Abril, 1973. Sumasalamin sa 53 taon ng NDFP ang mapulang kasaysayan ng rebolusyong Pilipino at ang nagpapatuloy na paglaban ng mamamayan para wakasan ang […]

Government employees demand increase in allowance
February 18, 2026

Unions and associations of government employees, teachers, health workers, and nurses in the public sector collectively submitted a petition to Ferdinand Marcos Jr to increase the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA). They submitted the petition at the national office of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in Manila on February 13. They said it […]

Pagtataas ng alawans ng mga kawani ng gubyerno, ipinanawagan
February 18, 2026

Nagsama-sama ang mga unyon at grupo ng mga kawani, guro, manggagawang pangkalusugan at nars sa pampublikong sektor para magsumite ng petisyon kay Ferdinand Marcos Jr na itaas ang Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA). Isinimumite nila ang petisyon sa pambansang upisina ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) sa Maynila noong Pebrero 13. Anila, napapanahon nang […]

Health workers reiterate demand for distribution of allowance
January 28, 2026

Health workers from four major hospitals protested with a noise barrage on January 28 to demand that the government distribute the long-overdue medical allowance for 2025 and 2026. Protest participants included health workers from the Philippine Heart Center (PHC), National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC), and Lung Center of the […]

Pamamahagi ng alawans ng mga manggagawang pangkalusugan, muling iginiit
January 28, 2026

Naglunsad ng noise barrage at protesta ang mga manggagawang pangkalusugan mula sa apat na mayor na ospital noong Enero 28 upang ipanawagan ang pamamahagi ng matagal nang utang ng gubyerno na medical allowance sa taong 2025 at 2026.Kasama sa mga nagprotesta ang mga manggagawang pangkalusugan ngPhilippine Heart Center (PHC), National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI), Philippine […]

Over 1,000 Filipino nurses join US nurses' strike
January 13, 2026

Over 1,000 Filipino nurses joined the the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) strike launched on January 12 in New York City. They were among the 15,000 nurses from ten private hospitals in New York (Presbyterian, Mount Sinai, and Montefiore) who went on strike that day. The strike resulted from a deadlock in several months […]

Mahigit 1,000 Pilipinong nars, sumama sa welga ng mga nars sa US
January 13, 2026

Sumama ang mahigit 1,000 Pilipinong nars sa welga ng mga nars sa ilalim ng New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) na ikinasa noong noong Enero 12 sa New York City. Bahagi sila sa 15,000 nars mula sa sampung pribadong ospital sa ilalim ng New York (Presbyterian, Mount Sinai, at Montefiore) na nagwelga sa araw na […]

Health workers assail allocation of billions for “medical pork barrel”
December 24, 2025

The Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD) condemned lawmakers for inserting ₱51.1 billion for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) into the 2026 national budget during the bicameral conference committee. MAIFIP is a fund where politicians decide who receives assistance. In this system, politicians instead of patients control health services. According to […]

Bilyun-bilyong pondo para sa ‘medical pork barrel’, kinundena ng mga manggagawa pangkalusugan
December 24, 2025

Kinundena ng Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD) ang pagsingit ng mga mambabatas sa bicameral conference committee ng P51.1 bilyon na Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) sa pambansang budget para sa 2026. Ang MAIFIP ay pondo kung saan ang pulitiko ang nagdedesisyon kung kanino mapupunta ang ayuda. Sa ganitong sistema ang pulitiko […]

Health workers, teachers and employees demand fair wages
December 15, 2025

The Alliance for Health Workers (AHW) and Alliance for Concerned Teachers (ACT) demanded a just increase in salaries and benefits for health workers, hospital employees, teachers, and staff. This follows the US-Marcos regime’s 15% salary increase for military and uniformed personnel (Philippine National Police, Coast Guard, Bureau of Correction, and Bureau of Fire Protection) and […]