Marcos: We’re starting to feel the effects of budget in healthcare

The President made the statement following the groundbreaking ceremony of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) College of Allied Health Sciences Building.

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NEW PLM BUILDING – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (third from right) is accompanied by Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso (fourth from right) as they attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) College of Allied Health Sciences Building located inside the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center complex in Manila on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Photo from Manila PIO)

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He said it was "a very happy day" as the construction of the new building would result in producing more healthcare professionals in the country.

"Alam naman natin na ang Pilipinas kulang ang ating mga doktor, ang ating mga nurse, ating mga MedTech, lahat ng mga healthcare workers (We know that the Philippines lacks doctors, nurses, MedTechs, and all kinds of healthcare workers)," Marcos said.

"At madadagdagan sila at para mas maganda — magiging mas maganda ang ating pagbigay ng serbisyo sa kalusugan para sa ating mga mamamayan (And their numbers will increase, and as a result, our delivery of healthcare services to our citizens will improve)," he added.

"So, I’m very happy that we are starting to feel the effects of the budget that we worked very hard on, and when we put healthcare as one of the priority appropriations na ginawa (that we did)," he further said.

The President said the government has allocated more than P427 billion to the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), and more than P13 billion to specialty hospitals in this year’s national budget.