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FAHWA Medical Missions FAHWA Inc is a 501(c) non-profit organization that organizes medical missions in disaster hit areas (natural and man-made).

2017 Medical Mission in the Philippines
08/15/2026

2017 Medical Mission in the Philippines

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07/23/2026

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𝗗𝗼𝗰 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆...

A fellow female inmate asked me, “Are you a doctor? Why are you in jail? Ah, you are a fake doctor."

Doc Ana smilingly replied, “I graduated from the UP College of Medicine and I have a medical license. I also completed a Short Course in Environmental and Occupational Medicine, and I am a candidate for a Master of Public Health at the UP College of Public Health. But I chose to work in the community.”

Her fellow inmate then said, “Ah, you are an abortionist in the community!”

We all broke into laughter.

Dr. Ana said,
"I realized that the public are not aware that doctors also serve the community."

Indeed, Doc Ana as a community physician, is a rare kind.

It was a funny story, but it also makes you think: Why would a doctor who serves the community be detained? Why is the government detaining people who provide communities with the medical services they need? Why are doctors, nurses, and other health workers who dedicate their lives to serving the people being terrorized?



No to 2-tier Philhealth benefits! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1458465846322894&id=100064784763224&mibext...
07/10/2026

No to 2-tier Philhealth benefits!
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Reject Recto and the Administration's Neoliberal Assault on People's Health

Health is a right, not a privilege. It is the constitutional and moral obligation of the state to guarantee accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare through adequate public funding.

The Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD) vehemently condemns the anti-people policy being pushed by Executive Secretary Ralph Recto. He proposes a two-tiered PhilHealth benefit system that would lead to unequal Philhealth benefits based on contributions – more for direct paying members, and less for indirect members of those paid for by the government. The proposal is unacceptable, as it institutionalizes inequality by making access to health benefits increasingly dependent on one's capacity to contribute rather than on one's health needs.

Recall the transfer of P60 billions of pesos of “unused” PhilHealth funds to the National Treasury in 2024 and the imposition of a zero government subsidy for PhilHealth in the 2025 national budget. And now the discriminatory two-tier benefits system. These are consistent with Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) economic policies dictated by the International Monetary Fund - World Bank in exchange for financial assistance or loans. SAPs operate on the assumption that free markets and unhindered private enterprise are the most efficient ways to allocate resources. Under this framework, the government reduces public spending, privatizes services and deregulates markets.

In health, neoliberal health policies treat healthcare less as a fundamental human right and more as a marketable commodity. Austerity measures lead to health budget cuts to enable debt service. Essential health services are opened to privatization and commercialization for profit. These result into worsening inequities in access to health services, chronic underfunding and overcrowded public hospitals, less medicines, rising out-of-pocket healthcare costs, and the exodus and contractualization of health workers.

HEAD demands the Marcos Jr. administration to abandon neoliberal policies that make health as a commodity, not a service. Public funds must serve the people's health—not debt payments, corporate interests, or austerity programs.



Thank you to the author and creator of this graphics. CTTO.
07/06/2026

Thank you to the author and creator of this graphics. CTTO.

06/29/2026

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