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Health is Wealth. Let’s Get Our Priorities Right.
By Dr. Tony Leachon
Senator Risa Hontiveros is right. It’s time to realign our national budget toward what truly matters: saving lives.
While ₱255 billion is earmarked for flood control, our public hospitals are short by 90,375 beds. PhilHealth has been defunded. Patients are turned away. Families are drowning—not just in floods, but in medical debt and despair.
Let’s be clear: infrastructure is important, but health is urgent. A nation that cannot care for its sick is a nation in decline.
We must support Senator Risa’s call. Reallocate. Reprioritize. Restore dignity to our healthcare system.
Because health is not a line item—it is the lifeblood of a just society.
@risahontiveros