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A few weeks ago, Congress began deliberations on the proposed P7.2 trillion national budget for 2027, the government’s most important financial plan for the coming year.
Inflation is usually a term for economists and business pages, but every Filipino family feels it directly at the wet market, the neighborhood store and the dining table.
The appointments of Dr. Edwin Mercado as Health secretary and Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho as PhilHealth chief could help align health care delivery, financing and policy, giving the Philippines a fresh opportunity to advance the goals of the 2019 Universal Health Care Act.




