healthcare

Enabling universal health care in the Philippines

The Philippine government is striving for universal health care by implementing the Universal Health Care…

Ayala health-care unit taps partner to support expansion

Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health) has partnered with an international medical technology firm to…

Unilab at 80: Staying the Course, Shaping the Future of Filipino Healthcare

Unilab Group, the country’s most-trusted pharmaceutical and healthcare conglomerate, marked its 80th year with a…

HMO profitability boosted by entry of gov’t workers   

The local health maintenance organization (HMO) sector saw profits surge by more than 85 times…

German firm takes over PH sale of antibiotic, heart drugs

Pharmaceutical firms Stada Philippines Inc. and Sandoz Philippines Corp. have signed an agreement transferring to…

Ayala set to build, acquire more hospitals

Ayala Corp. (AC) is gearing up to transform its health business into a $2-billion enterprise…

BIZ BUZZ: Unilab turns 80; new blood takes over

Given its consistent leadership in the pharmaceutical and health-care sectors, there are indeed many reasons…

Metro Pacific eyeing to acquire 4 more hospitals in 2025

Manuel Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Health Corp. (MPH) may take over up to four hospitals this…

PH, Japan ink 5 loan deals worth P65B

The Philippines has sealed five financing agreements with Japan worth P65.4 billion to fund big-ticket…

WB lends $1B for health care, Mindanao highways

The World Bank (WB) approved two loans for the Philippines with a combined amount of…