By Dr. Tony Leachon The appointment of Dr. Edwin Mercado as Secretary of Health and Dr. Beverly Ho as PhilHealth President and CEO comes at
By Dr. Tony Leachon The Department of Health (DOH) and PhilHealth, once envisioned as pillars of Universal Health Care, have instead become cautionary tales of
By Dr. Tony Leachon The Ombudsman now holds the authority to determine whether Health Secretary Jose “Brix” Pujalte Jr. should be preventively suspended amid serious
By Dr. Tony Leachon Mr. President, Last year, in your fourth State of the Nation Address, you stood before the Filipino people at the Batasang
By Dr. Tony Leachon We filed a Petition for Certiorari with an application for a Temporary Restraining Order and Writ of Preliminary Injunction before the
By Dr. Tony Leachon Public health is the lifeblood of a nation. It is the foundation upon which education, productivity, and national progress rest. Yet,
By Dr. Tony Leachon The recent pronouncements suggesting expanded benefit packages for paying PhilHealth members — particularly those in the middle class — reveal a
By Dr. Tony Leachon A past president of the PHIlippine College of Physicians once asked me: Where does one think they are in control to
By Dr. Tony Leachon The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision voiding DOF Circular No. 003‑2024 and striking down the related provision in the 2024 General Appropriations
By Dr. Tony Leachon In recent days, former Health Secretary Janette Garin has spoken ill of me following my testimony in the Dengvaxia case. I
