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Former Department of Health secretaries have expressed alarm over the drastic budget cut to the DOH Health Promotion Bureau, warning lawmakers that it is a violation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act.

From the proposed P2.5 billion, the HPB’s 2027 budget has been reduced to P485 million, or 0.18 percent of the DOH’s total budget, in the House of Representatives’ version of the 2027 general appropriations bill.

Section 30 of the UHC Law states that ‘the cost of implementing health promotion programs shall be at least one percent of the DOH’s total budget appropriations, ‘ the Healthy Philippines Alliance (HPA) stressed.

‘Slashing funding for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases will ultimately cost the government far more in secondary care and emergency hospitalizations in the future,’ said Jaime Galvez Tan, former health secretary and HPA lead convener.

‘Diabetes, heart and kidney disease and hypertension are overwhelming Filipino families and draining our health care system. Prevention is our most cost-effective tool and we urge Congress to restore and expand funding to protect public health,’ he added.

Filipino families, especially those from low-income households, lose the support and resources they need to protect them from preventable risks when the budget for health promotion shrinks to P400 million, former health secretary Esperanza Cabral said.

‘It strips the poor of their right to services that can save their lives. We cannot protect vulnerable communities when HPB is severely underfunded,’ Cabral said.

Former health secretary Manuel Dayrit said, ‘A budget cut of this scale undermines the mandate of the UHC Law. It is counterproductive to our goal of achieving a financially sustainable universal health care, which is fundamentally guaranteed to every Filipin

A tito in Quezon City gets a text on his lunch break. The sender name reflects the government agency, and the message says he has an unsettled violation. The website he taps looks official and takes him through each step, so he pays.

A young mother in Cebu gets a message that seems to come from her bank, telling her that her reward points expire tonight. She enters her name, birthday, address and card details.

A finance officer in Makati gets a message from the CEO’s social media account, urgent and confidential, asking for a transfer before the end of the day. The profile photo and the name are right, and only the account is fake.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a timely reminder that the fight against cybercrime is no longer just about protecting systems, but also about protecting the people who trust them.

None of the three was beaten by a genius hacker or a clever piece of code. Somebody borrowed the one thing every society runs on, which is trust.

I believe in cyber-resilience. After spending time with the data, though, I keep asking myself whether it is enough.

What the data says

Check Point’s Philippine Threat Landscape Report 2026 tracked 66 active threat actors, and 35 of them, more than half, are financially motivated. When we ask who is coming for us, the answer is people who want our money and have learned that the easiest way to get it is through us, not through our systems.

The report counted 24,875 cases of exposed data across the Philippine organizations it monitored. Customer credentials were the largest category, and information stealer logs were the leading source.

Nearly 44 percent of the cases were linked to malware harvesting credentials from infected devices. Nobody has to break down a door for this. A piece of malware sits on a device and takes notes on everything its owner types, so your government portal password and your bank password can end up in the same stolen file, waiting to be sold.

Phishing alerts from January to August totaled 2,386, against 2,485 over the same period last year. That is a drop of around four percent, which is hardly a victory. The threat has become a permanent resident.

Impersonation has risen across the three comparable January-to-August periods. This year there were 1,194 alerts. Of these, 972 (81.4 percent) impersonated companies and 222 (18.6 percent) impersonated executives. A familiar face and a familiar name no longer prove anything.

The report also warns that AI-assisted reconnaissance and exploit development could shorten attack timelines, and that AI agents connected to sensitive systems create exposure of their own.

Across all of these findings, the attackers use valid identities, valid credentials, and trusted processes. They don’t break in; they log in. They hack the human, and they do it at scale.

Why resilience alone falls short

Resilience measures how well one organization absorbs a hit and recovers. The scammer does not respect our org charts.

A bank can recover perfectly from an incident and still have a customer who lost her savings and now says, ‘I don’t trust digital payments anymore.’ She won’t name the platform that failed her. That loss of confidence is paid for by all of us, and no single institution can repair it, whether it is a bank, a telco, a regulator or a government agency.

We can respond better with the 3 C’s: collaboration, co-creation, and coopetition.

Collaboration has to cut across industries. A scam that starts as a text message ends in a bank account, and along the way it touches a telco, a social media platform, a payment provider, a regulator and law enforcement.

Co-creation. Public and private sectors should design solutions together, instead of reviewing each other’s. Government brings the mandate, the reach and the authority to enforce, while industry brings speed, technology and a front-line view of fraudsters.

Coopetition takes courage. Fintechs and banks compete hard for the same customers, and they should keep competing on service, innovation and price. They should not compete on safety.

Scams do not carry passports. A fraudster in one country, a mule account in another and a victim in a third can move money in seconds and the evidence moves even faster. The scammers already work together, trading tools, templates, stolen data and tips in open groups without paperwork or approvals. If the people defending the public move slower than the people attacking it, we will always be a step behind.

What to do about it

The report lays out six priorities through 2027: focus on impact, not volume; treat identity and session exposure as a continuous risk; reduce exposure along the common paths of intrusion; extend third-party governance beyond onboarding; govern AI adoption and access and convert threat intelligence into defined response actions.

One rule applies to all six. A finding that sits in a slide deck protects no one, so every credible finding should be validated, given an owner, acted on according to its likely impact, and retested after the fix. Validate, assign, act, retest.

So, is cyber-resilience enough?

I don’t think so, because it covers only the institution. A cyber-resilient Philippines is not a country where attacks never happen. It is one where an attack on one of us becomes a lesson learned by all of us, and where the tito, the young mother and the finance officer are not facing it alone.

In that country, trust is not something fraudsters can borrow, because we have built the people, the partnerships, and the systems to protect it.

The scammers are already working together. It’s about time we do the same and win against them.

Lito Villanueva is the Philippines’ leading and award-winning thought leader in inclusive digital finance. As EVP and Chief Innovation and Inclusion Officer of RCBC, he has driven large-scale digital initiatives that advanced financial inclusion. He is the founding chairman of FinTech Alliance PH, representing 95 percent of the country’s digital retail financial transactions with an aggregate user base in excess of 100 million, and the co-founder and Global Ambassador of the Asia FinTech Alliance. Recognized as a People Asia Men Who Matter 2025, Digital Leader of the Year, Asia Trailblazer, and AGORA Awardee, he continues to shape the fintech landscape in the Philippines and beyond.

The peso weakened past the 63.50-per-dollar level yesterday, setting another record low even after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivered a larger-than-usual interest rate hike before the foreign exchange market closed.

Data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines showed the peso closed at 63.52 per dollar, weaker by 15.9 centavos from Wednesday’s previous record-low finish of 63.361.

The local currency opened at 63.31, briefly strengthened to 63.30, then weakened to as much as 63.545, its weakest intraday level on record. Trading volume rose by about 28 percent to $1.72 billion from $1.34 billion in the previous session.

Before the foreign exchange market closed, the BSP raised its key policy rate by 50 basis points to 5.50 percent. Higher interest rates can help support the peso by making peso-denominated investments more attractive, although analysts said external pressures remain strong enough to limit the currency’s response.

Ser Percival Peña-Reyes, director of the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development, said the peso continues to be weighed down by a strong dollar amid uncertainty over US interest rates, expensive oil due to Middle East tensions and persistent domestic demand for dollars.

He warned that the 64-per-dollar level has become a realistic near-term risk, noting that the peso would need to weaken by only around one percent from current levels to reach that threshold.

‘If oil stays expensive and the dollar strengthens, 64 could be tested within days or weeks. Easing geopolitical tensions or a weaker dollar could delay it,’ Peña-Reyes said.

Philippine Institute for Development Studies senior research fellow John Paolo Rivera likewise pointed to persistent dollar demand, elevated oil prices, global uncertainty and the widening balance of payments deficit.

Rivera said higher BSP rates could help stabilize the peso by making peso-denominated assets more attractive and narrowing the interest rate gap with the United States.

The Bureau of Immigration and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines are set to deploy additional personnel from October 30 to November 3 as airports brace for the Undas passenger surge.

CAAP expects passenger volume this year to reach 4 million, up from 3.7 million in 2025.

Immigration spokesperson Anisha Hadji Hassan said rapid response teams will be on standby at each terminal in case more immigration officers are needed or eGates at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport experience downtime.

“For the maximum availability of our officers, we are currently implementing a leave ban. From Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, we are limiting the approval of vacation leaves so that if additional personnel are needed, we will have officers available for deployment,” Hassan said in Filipino on Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon radio.

CAAP Public Information Officer Bea Bernardo said more general and security personnel will also be deployed as heightened security measures are implemented, including stricter baggage checks and help desks.

CAAP is also coordinating with other agencies to improve airport operations, she added.

“Under the DOTr’s Oplan Biyaheng Ayos, all its attached agencies are working together to speed up processes and ensure the safety of passengers,” Bernardo said in Filipino.

Travel reminders

Passengers, meanwhile, are reminded to prepare ahead and monitor advisories from agencies operating at airports.

“Passengers should know about advisories in advance so their travels can be hassle-free,” Hassan said.

The advisories are posted on the agencies’ websites. Immigration wait times are available on the BI website and Facebook page.

Hassan also advised passengers to arrive at the airport early and prepare their documents in advance, including eTravel passes, which are available 72 hours before departure and arrival.

For frequent travelers, Hassan recommended using eGates so immigration officers can “focus on passengers who are potentially vulnerable or threats.”

We pride ourselves on being able to predict many things. We know when rain is coming by watching the clouds. We anticipate storms through weather apps and satellites. Yet Jesus points to a far greater blindness: we often fail to recognize the signs of God’s action in our lives. This we can draw from Gospel of the Mass on Friday of the 29th week in Ordinary Time.

That warning is even more relevant today. We track stock markets, election surveys, viral trends, and artificial intelligence. We consume endless information. Yet we can remain oblivious to God’s quiet invitations to conversion, holiness, and faithful service.

The problem is not a lack of intelligence but a lack of spiritual sensitivity. We become so occupied with earthly concerns that eternal realities fade into the background. We notice every breaking news alert but miss the gentle voice of conscience calling us back to God.

True wisdom is not measured by how much we know but by how well we judge according to God’s truth. A well-formed conscience sees beyond appearances. It recognizes what truly matters and chooses what leads to eternal life rather than passing success.

Jesus then gives a practical example. If you are headed to court with your opponent, settle the matter before arriving. The lesson is much deeper than legal advice. Our whole life is a journey toward meeting God, the just judge.

Now is the time for reconciliation. God offers mercy today, not because he owes it to us, but because he loves us. Delaying conversion is one of the greatest spiritual risks. We assume there will always be another chance. There may not be.

Many postpone prayer until retirement. Others plan to return to Confession “when life settles down.” Some delay forgiving old hurts or answering God’s call. But every delay strengthens bad habits and weakens our response to grace.

This gospel also shines a bright light on Filipino society. Our churches are often full, fiestas are lively, and religious devotions remain strong. These are precious traditions, but they lose their meaning if they do not change the way we live.

Corruption still flourishes. Online misinformation spreads rapidly. Political hostility divides families and friends. Small acts of dishonesty are dismissed as normal. We cannot claim to recognize God’s signs while ignoring the moral decay around us and within us.

Jesus calls us to sharper spiritual vision. Every crisis, every blessing, every disappointment, and every encounter carries a message from God. Nothing is wasted when seen through the eyes of faith. Every moment becomes an opportunity to grow in holiness.

The Lord’s words are not meant to frighten us but to awaken us. He warns because he loves. He urges us to reconcile with him while the door of mercy remains open and to make peace with others before resentment hardens into habit.

Let us not become experts at forecasting the weather while remaining strangers to the condition of our own soul. The greatest sign to read is always the presence of God calling us to holiness –today, not tomorrow.

May Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom, help us recognize the signs her Son places before us each day. May she obtain for us the grace to respond without delay, to embrace continual conversion, and to remain faithful until we meet Christ face to face.

International Criminal Court prosecutors have asked judges to admit the recorded statements of three witnesses who they say can describe the policy to “neutralize” alleged drug suspects under former president Rodrigo Duterte.

One witness speaks about 13 of the killings charged against Duterte, including one during a police “One Time Big Time” operation, according to the redacted version of the court filing dated October 21 and signed by Acting Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang.

The three witnesses, all women, were already on the prosecution’s witness list. The defense has known since August 31 that prosecutors planned to present them under this procedure.

Prosecutors are asking the court to allow transcripts of their earlier interviews with investigators to be admitted as evidence in place of most of their direct examination, saying this would save court time.

Under Rule 68(3) of the court’s rules, each witness must still appear in court, confirm her statement is accurate and consent to its use. Duterte’s lawyers can cross-examine them, and the judges and lawyers for victims can still question them.

All three accounts relate to Count 3, which covers killings in barangay “clearance” operations against alleged small-time drug users and pushers from about July 2016 to September 2018.

When the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I confirmed the charges against Duterte on April 23, Count 3 covered 45 victims, 43 of whom were killed. Count 1 covers 19 killings in Davao City from 2013 to 2016, when Duterte was mayor, and Count 2 covers 14 killings of alleged “high-value targets” in 2016 and 2017.

Pattern of killings

The identities of the three witnesses were withheld in the public document.

The statement of one witness, who is labelled in the filing as “P-0008,” comes from two interviews with prosecution investigators.

In several of the 13 killings she discusses, she allegedly described events before the victims died. Names, dates and places are redacted in the public filing.

The filing does not say where or when the “One Time Big Time” operation took place. Police in the Philippines are known to have used the term for simultaneous, large-scale anti-drug sweeps, where deadly shootouts also occur.

Prosecutors said P-0008’s evidence shows the “modus operandi and pattern of violence” police used against alleged criminals.

Another witness, labelled “P-1164,” spoke about three charged killings by police.

Meanwhile, “P-1303” gives evidence about an individual who was shot dead by police, but her relationship to him is redacted in the filing. Prosecutors said her account relates to one charged killing.

Prosecutors said the three accounts are internally consistent and match evidence expected from other witnesses, including “P-0003,” who is due to testify in person.

They said the evidence also helps prove that the killings were part of a widespread or systematic attack on civilians, a requirement for crimes against humanity.

The prosecutors said the three witnesses will show there was a policy to “neutralise” alleged criminals through violence, including murder.

All three women were told their interviews were voluntary and were informed of their rights, and each confirmed she answered of her own free will, the filing said.

Ombudsman Jesus Crispin ‘Boying’ Remulla has assured Cebu business leaders that the anti-graft office will help address governance problems, reduce red tape, and improve government processes to create a fair and more accessible environment for businesses and investors.

Remulla made the commitment during a town hall dialogue with Cebu business leaders on Thursday, October 22, to discuss corruption risks, regulatory bottlenecks, and other challenges encountered by businesses in dealing with government agencies.

The event provided an opportunity for the government and private sector to identify concrete areas where they could work together to improve public services and strengthen investor confidence.

Remulla said the country should not simply blame circumstances for its problems but should learn from past failures and prepare better for future challenges.

He cited an example involving a solar energy company, saying some entities had obtained exclusive rights through franchises to establish power plants but allegedly transferred or flipped these rights for profit instead of developing the projects.

Such practices, he said, undermine government systems and should be addressed through prosecution when warranted.

‘We follow the law, but when we follow and obey the law, we should also be conscious of our civic duty to be good citizens of this country,’ Remulla said.

He stressed the need to keep the country’s investment environment open and fair while preventing the exploitation of regulatory and legal systems.

‘The investment window of our country has to be fully open, and it has to be fair,’ he said.

Remulla said identifying problems in government processes would allow authorities to determine how to make the system work more effectively for the public and the business sector.

He cited efforts to improve services at the Land Transportation Office (LTO), including the use of the Land Transportation Management System, which was acquired by the government in 2015.

The system was intended to reduce opportunities for fixers by allowing transactions, including renewals, to be processed online and limiting face-to-face interactions.

‘We have started doing it. So that’s one example of what we want to do for the country,’ Remulla said.

He emphasized that the Ombudsman’s mandate should go beyond investigating and prosecuting government officials, saying the office should also help improve government systems.

‘It’s not all catching people and putting them in jail. No, it’s not that. It’s really making government work better,’ he said.

Remulla also welcomed stronger engagement with the business sector, citing his experience in Cavite where, during his tenure as governor, he said efforts to attract investments helped generate jobs.

He said Cavite attracted 15 foreign direct investments, which created employment opportunities for residents. The experience, he said, reinforced the importance of maintaining an investment-friendly environment and addressing government processes that could discourage businesses.

Remulla also cited regulatory capture and other deep-rooted governance concerns that require concrete government action. He said the Ombudsman plans to hold a regulatory summit in 2027 that would bring together regulatory agencies to promote transparency and encourage the delivery of government services online.

The town hall meeting also included the presentation of highlights from a baseline survey conducted among business participants, an interactive dialogue, and the identification of priority concerns and possible collaborative actions.

The activity forms part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between the business community and government in promoting transparent, accountable, and efficient public service.

Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President Regan King welcomed the engagement between the business community and the Office of the Ombudsman, saying the initiative could help restore business confidence in government and address long-standing problems in securing permits.

King told The Freeman that the Ombudsman’s decision to directly engage business leaders was ‘very inspiring,’ particularly as it demonstrated the government’s seriousness in addressing corruption and improving the ease of doing business.

He said the initiative could complement the ongoing efforts of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the CCCI to identify and address stumbling blocks encountered by businesses, particularly delays in securing permits.

‘Small steps now become gain trust and confidence,’ King said.

He said many members of the business community have been hesitant to engage government because of fears that raising concerns could result in repercussions, even when they have complied with existing requirements.

With the Ombudsman now engaging directly with the business sector, King said entrepreneurs could have greater confidence that complaints involving government transactions would be heard and acted upon.

One of the primary concerns raised by the business sector was the lengthy processing of permits.

‘Simple lang as kuha og permits gyud. Kana ang basic gyud,’ King said, citing business permits, building permits and fire safety requirements among the concerns.

He said delays in obtaining permits could affect business operations because establishments cannot legally operate without the necessary clearances.

King said the business community could now bring complaints about unreasonable delays in government transactions to the Ombudsman, including those involving barangay officials and other local government personnel.

He said the engagement could provide businesses with a venue to seek assistance when they encounter problems in government offices.

King also said the business sector would raise other concerns in succeeding engagements, including the need for greater transparency and predictability in government policies and taxation.

He said foreign investors, in particular, look for clear and predictable rules before deciding where to invest.

King said government policies should be applied consistently and clearly, without additional interpretations that could create uncertainty for businesses. He also welcomed the possibility of holding regular engagements with the Ombudsman, saying the initial town hall meeting was only a starting point.

King said the CCCI would also work to involve other chambers and business organizations in future discussions so that the Ombudsman could hear concerns from a broader segment of the business community.

He clarified that the initiative to reach out to the business sector came from the Ombudsman’s office, rather than from the chamber. He said the business community was initially skeptical about the purpose of the engagement but eventually welcomed the Ombudsman’s proactive approach.

‘We are happy with that because proactive approach ni, dili sila reactive,’ King said.-

A friend asked me if I knew an LGU that has a wish list or pending project where all the studies and paperwork have been done and simply needed a funding source.

I said I didn’t know of any, but I knew something that he and his friends can get into – help thousands of Filipinos per area and eventually give a guaranteed ROI or return on investment.

As an example, I pointed out the thousands of dialysis centers that have popped up like mushrooms all over the Philippines. There was a time when dialysis outside a hospital was illegal, if not unimaginable.

Then there are all the small two-room clinics and laboratory centers in busy residential areas. In Barrio Kapitolyo, there are four medical laboratory services within 50 to 500 meters of each other, while seven pharmacies and drug stores are within walking distance of each other.

Why not invest in small or medium size hospital facilities that can provide affordable rooms and care for paying clients instead of their having to pay ‘ransom’ in a big private hospital in order to be released when they get well.

Many middle-class Filipinos want to, or need to, migrate to public hospitals, but the Philippines has a severe shortage of mid-price hospitals that have available rooms. Government hospitals have enough modern equipment in order to run tests but not enough rooms.

The doctors in public hospitals are generally on the same level of expertise and often are the same doctors you see in private hospitals, but public hospitals simply do not have enough beds or rooms.

Getting hospitalized in the Philippines is like booking a trip on a commercial airline. Airlines have categorized passenger accommodation or sections as First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy.

The same can now be said about hospitals and health care in the Philippines. The people who go to private hospitals are generally the rich or AandB class or the unfortunate folks who were rushed to the nearest but most expensive private hospital.

From what I’ve learned, the separation between First Class and Business Class hospitalization is if you get the presidential suite, the executive suite versus a regular suite or a private room.

But the decision is not entirely yours to make. I know of several instances when hospitals will size you up, who your attending physicians are or what your family name and address is.

From there they sell you the lame claim, ‘We currently don’t have any regular rooms available, but we could put you in a suite or even the executive suite.’

Between desperation and ego, I know of people who agreed, thinking they’re only spending more on the room but not realizing that those rooms come with a different set of charges or higher costs. They call it ‘socialized.’

The problem is many patients have no idea about rates, charges and doctors’ fees. All of this should be made known to patients at the Admitting section before admission.

Between prices in the sky and purgatory in the wards, there are only four known GOCC or government-owned and -controlled corporation hospitals: Heart Center, National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI), Lung Center of the Philippines and Philippine Children’s Medical Center or PCMC.

There was a time when people opted to go to the Heart Center rather than the well known private hospitals because PHC was affordable. But it seems those days are long gone. If a patient can’t produce the hundreds of thousands, even a couple million, of pesos, they have to go elsewhere.

But where? What some doctors in private hospitals have reportedly been doing is conducting expensive procedures or surgery at a public hospital where they are ‘consulting.’ In other words, two hospitals for one disease!

Even for medicines, why do patients have to buy the medicines at pharmacies outside of the hospital? The Philippine government has purchasing power by buying in bulk and dictating volume prices.

What is sick (no pun intended) is that everybody – beginning from the President, VP, the executive secretary, all senators and every member of Congress – is well aware of the shortage that has existed since the day they were born, and the problem is getting worse.

There are even a couple of promising senators who made promises to allocate funds to government hospitals but never came back after the photo ops!

People may get medical attention in private hospitals, but they go home with a financial disaster. The government and the legislative branch have not investigated, much less regulated, the uncontrolled pricing of private hospitals.

Patients get stuck in hospitals because the billing section still have to find out how much every attending physician is charging for professional fees, depending on how charitable or desperate the doctor is.

If government can regulate airlines, bus and jeepney fares, pork and beef, why can’t they regulate and require transparency of professional fees? Why can’t professional fees for consultations be visibly listed in doctors’ offices so the patient does not face bill shock?

The BIR should revive the policy of allowing taxpayers to claim a small percentage of their surgery or hospital bill as tax deductions. That way, BIR can use receipts to follow the money.

Let’s pray together for more hospitals and make it an election issue. God bless.

The city treasurer of Dagupan in Pangasinan has been dismissed from her post in connection with the non-delivery of two motorized boats procured by the city government.

Romelita Alcantara was found liable for grave misconduct for releasing P999,750 in public funds as payment for the undelivered boats, according to the Office of the Ombudsman.

Aside from dismissal, the ombudsman canceled the civil service eligibility of Alcantara, forfeited her retirement benefits, disqualified her from holding public office and barred her from taking civil service examinations

The Philippine National Police (PNP) recognized Unilab, Inc. (Unilab) anew for its contributions to the health and well-being of uniformed personnel during the PNP Health Service’s Araw ng Pasasalamat.

The award acknowledged the company’s steadfast support for the PNP’s health initiatives, including wellness activities, access to medical services, and discounted Unilab products. Robert Eugenio, Unilab’s External Affairs Head, received the award on behalf of the company.

This year, Unilab’s Bayanihan sa Kalusugan program has supported health and wellness activities for around 1,000 PNP personnel from its Southern, Northern and Central offices.

The company is also scheduled to support a health activity for PNP Region 4A this October, with around 700 employees expected to benefit. Planned services include free medical consultations, laboratory tests that include cholesterol, hemoglobin, and uric acid testing, and bone scans.

These initiatives support the PNP’s efforts to provide preventive health care and complementary assistance to personnel with existing medical conditions, including chronic illnesses that can affect their ability to perform their duties.

Access to Unilab products also forms part of the company’s support, enabling comprehensive health care to be more affordable for beneficiaries.

Bayanihan sa Kalusugan is a program under Alagang Unilab that aims to make health care more accessible and ensure its benefits are felt across various sectors.

Unilab, the country’s leading and most-trusted pharmaceutical company, has served Filipino families for more than eight decades.