Mabigat ang kamay,

dugo ang alay

What the pandemic revealed about the PH health system
Objectives:

At the end of the session, the students can:

1. Describe the PH Health System
2. Understand the current realities in the health system
3. Analyze articles related to PH health system
4. Evaluate the PH health system
 Mental Health
Mental health deals with how
we think, feel and cope with
daily life.

Physical Health
Physical health deals with the body’s
ability to function.

Social Health
Social Health deals with the
way react with people within
our environment.

The Scientific World lists down reasons why good health is important to an
individual:
1. It allows him to serve himself, his nation and his community.
2. It saves him the costs of treatment and the hassle of going to hospitals.
3. Psychologically healthy people feel comfortable and happy in their lives and enjoy life well.
Let take a look at…
The Health of our Healthcare System
World Health Organization (WHO)
describes the Philippine Health Care as
fragmented. The government spends little
money on the program which causes high
out of pocket spending and further widens
the gap between rich and poor.

Health Care in the

Philippines
Let’s take a look at…
The Health of our Healthcare Workers

Nurse-to-patient ratios are

Brain Drain
Aljazeera mentioned that the
Philippine government data
shows that an average of
Low Pay, High Risk at a low
According to Aljazeera, a study on the country’s
health system shows the Philippines has about
187,540 healthcare workers and almost half of

19K
them are nurses.

12.6 10K
nurses people
nurses a year left the
Philippines to work abroad 4.2 10K
Rural
between 2012 to 2016. Average
nurses people
Let’s take a look at…
The Health of our Healthcare Workers

PRE-PANDEMIC IN THE
YEARS 2017-2018:

Shift Hours 12h/shift

Rappler reported that nurses in the
Philippines have a total of 12 hours
per shift, 3 to 4 days a week.

DURING PANDEMIC IN THE

ABROAD (APPLICABLE PRE-
PANDEMIC-DURING PANDEMIC): YEARS 2019-2020:
Harassment

8h/shift 36H
Filipino Nurses United President Maristela
In Sultan Kudarat, a group ganged up
on a personnel of Tacurong City’s St.
Louis Hospital. The group splattered
Reuters reported that nurses who Abenojar mentioned in a Reuters report bleach on the staff's face on his way
work abroad only have a total of 8 that nurses in the Philippines work for as from work.
hours per shift. long as 36 hours because relief staff are
calling in sick or not reporting for duty.
What’s the
Rx?
December 31, 2019: Discovery of COVID-19
January 28, 2019: Bureau of Immigrationto
suspend issuance of visa granted to Chinese
tourists, however, there is no order barring
Chinese nationals from entering the country.
January 30, 2019: Presidential spokesperson
Panelo and President Duterte not inclined to
impose travel ban. First case of COVID-19 in the
Philippines.
January 31, 2019: President Duterte has issued an
order to temporarily stop the entry of all visitors
from China's Hubei province.
February 2, 2019: The Philippines expands travel
ban to mainland China and its special
administrative regions Hong Kong and Macau.
First death from COVID-19 in the Philippines.
March 12, 2020: Entry travel restrictions was
imposed upon those traveling from countries with
localized COVID-19 transmissions, except for
Filipino citizens (including their foreign spouse and
children) or holders of Permanent Resident Visas and
Diplomat Visas.
March 15, 2020: Community Quarantine imposed for
December 17, 2020: Senator Panfilo Lacson shared a
NCR, the municipality of Cainta in Rizal, Davao and
controversial tweet in twitter alleging failure in handling the deal
Tagum
on Pfizer, which started in June, 2020. Philippines would have
received 10 million doses by January 2021.
March 16, 2020: President Duterte announced
the first ECQ
December 28, 2020: Interior Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed
that several Cabinet members and soldiers belonging to the
April 24, 2020: ECQ extension until May 15, 2020,
Presidential Security Group have received COVID-19 vaccines.
but only for selected provinces that are considered
as high-risk areas. Other provinces will be placed
under GCQ
February 22, 2021: Philippine Food and Drug
Administration granted an emergency use
May 16, 2020: MECQ announcement authorization for Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine.
October 30, 2020: March 21, 2021: GCQ February 28, 2021: Philippines receives first COVID-
announcement and extensions 19 vaccine delivery from Sinovac.
March 1, 2021: Vaccine roll-outs for Sinovac began.
March 29, 2021: ECQ announcement for NCR+
March 4, 2021: Philippines receives its first
AstraZeneca vaccines.
April 3, 2021: ECQ announcement for April
5–11 in NCR+ bubble
May 1, 2021: Philippines receives its first
Sputnik V vaccines.
April 11-28, 2021: MECQ announcement and
extensions for NCR+ bubble
May 10, 2021: Philippines receives its first
Pfizer vaccines.
May 13-31, 2021: GCQ announcement
and extensions for NCR+ bubble June 27, 2021: Philippines receives its
first Moderna vaccines.
 Where are we now?
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s toll on the Philippines, in broad strokes
As of September 23, 2021, the Department of Health’s (DOH) latest report, released:

2nd highest in
all ASEAN
countries!
On the upper
percentile of all
ASEAN countries!

CONFIRMED CASES ACTIVE CASES DEATHS RECOVERED

2,434,753 165,790 37.405 2,231,558

Is COVID-19 Real?
Adequacy of Information on How to fight COVID-19,

In the the September 26, 2021

Are the vaccines real? report of the Presidential

Communications Operations Office
(PCOO), and in reference to the

How big of a problem is virus and vaccine latest Social Weather Stations
(SWS) survey:
hesitancy?
7 out of 10 Filipinos or 71% of
Filipinos believe that the
Conspiracies? Debunked! government adequately ensured that
the public gets enough information
on how to fight COVID-19

In the May 2021 survey result of

Social Weather Stations (SWS),
regarding the fear of people
catching the virus:

70% are a great deal worried

19% are somewhat worried
5% are a little worried
6% are not worried at all
Not a semi-permeable membrane
The Philippine National Borders under COVID-19

President Duterte boasted on April 8, 2020 that was the first to impose a
lockdown however there are various countries that implemented it earlier.

On February 15, 2020, the government removed Taiwan from the

temporary travel ban.

On March 12, 2020, the ban on travel to China by Overseas Filipino Workers
and students has been relaxed.

Even in the Delta Surge, the government lifted travel ban restrictions for 10
countries last September 6, 2021. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) had
also approved "yellow" and "red" classifications for travelling here in the
Philippines.
An Economy in Lockdown The Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) Job Displacement
Is also a workforce in lockdown
Report said that in Metro Manila, 4,340 establishments were
severely hit by the lockdowns, displacing a total of 152,987
workers.
● 73,396 displaced workers from industry sectors
like construction
● 40,661 displaced workers in other service activities
● 28,996 displaced workers in administrative and
support service activities
● 24,639 displaced workers in transportation and
storage
● 23,594 displaced workers in manufacturing
● 12,983 displaced workers in accommodation and
food service activities
 When a
house is
not a home
The unsafe and
confusing lockdown
President, Duque,
Roque,DILG, IATF -
Linyahang nakakainis kay
Micha
 Corruption/Anomalies Amidst Crisis

DOH Response to Previous Corruption Allegations

• multi-billion irregularity in one of the Department of Health (DOH)'s projects, the construction of
school-based Barangay Health Stations (BHS).

• COA Consolidated Annual Audit Report for FY 2020: Of the Php67.3 Billion, Php42.4 Billion
consisted of fund transfers to procurement/implementing partner-agencies without the required
supporting papers

PhilHealth Alleged Corruption In February 2021

20 more on alleged
• Cataract surgery scam corruption are being
• Excessive travel allowance for PhilHealth interim chief investigated by the
• Kidney treatments of 'ghost patients‘ Department of Justice (DOJ)
• misuse of the agency’s Interim Reimbursement Mechanism while there are seven cases
(IRM) before the National Bureau of
• Purchases without MOA Investigation (NBI) for
• Overpriced Purchases PhilHealth Officials.
 DOH and NEDA Response
3-step plan to contain the spread of COVID-19 and mitigate its socioeconomic impact.

STEP 1 STEP 2
• Phase 1a: Clinical/medical response. This involves
early detection and diagnosis, effective quarantine Rebuild consumer and
systems, effective management and treatment protocol, business confidence
research and epidemiological studies, and ensuring
easy mobility of human resources for health.

• Phase 1b: Public health response. This step recommends STEP 3

travel bans, promoting proper hygiene, bans on crowded
gatherings, school closures, work suspensions, flexible work - Resume a new normal
arrangements, work continuance in essential sectors, and state of economic activity
enforcement of the rule of law. that is more prepared for
• another possible pandemic.
Phase 1c: Setting up makeshift outpatient consultation
facilities and the establishment of quick referral
protocols.
CITIZENS’
FRUSTRATION
What can
we do?
 What kind of government
leadership do we need?

Scientifically leads the country Prioritizes infrastructure of Invests on research to build Champions a healthcare Exemplifies accountability
towards eradicating the risk of healthcare system and wellbeing up the country’s local disease system inclusive of all and transparency in
COVID-19 as a public health of healthcare professionals response infrastructure Filipinos across the regions
concern pandemic response
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Instructions:
1. Based on our discussion today, what do you think is the meaning of
the title, Mabigat ang Kamay, Dugo ang Alay?

2. In the scale of 1 to 10, as 10 being the most responsive

and 1 as the least responsive, how would the PH Health
system rate during the time of pandemic and why?
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