Govt spends for health P3 of every P100 budget

Given the 1.8 million yearly increase in population, the country still largely ignores the health sector, coughing up about 3 percent of the public spending for health—a mere P3 for every P100 budget.

Oscar Picazo, Philippines Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) senior health research consultant, told reporters that the country only designates “about 3 percent to 3.5 percent” of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the health sector, still below the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended 5-percent GDP allotment for health.