05/03/2026
The Republic Act No. 11223, also known as the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act, was enacted to protect and promote the right to health of all Filipinos. The Department of Health (DOH), through its Performance Monitoring and Strategy Management Division (PMSMD) has contracted the Asian Social Project Services, Inc. (ASPSI) to conduct the "๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ (๐จ๐๐) ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ โ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ" to generate evidence on the overall experience of the general public for continuous monitoring, evaluation, and learning on the implementation of the UHC Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).
On February 19, 2026, ASPSI presented the inception report to the DOH-PMSMD. The meeting was attended by DOH personnel, representatives from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), a World Health Organization (WHO) officer, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) consultant, and the ASPSI consulting team.
From the DOH, attendees included Mr. Lindsley Jeremiah Villarante, Division Chief of PMSMD; Mr. Josant Lopez, Supervising Health Program Officer of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau; Mr. Manuel Lorenzo Ferreras, Health Program Officer II; Chrys Abigail Paita, Health Program Officer II of PMSMD; Ms. Maricar Rodriguez, Senior Health Program Officer of HPDPB; Ms. Lynne Faustino, Administrative Officer III of DOH-BIHC; and Mr. Robert Magno, Admin Officer of PMSMD.
Also present during the inception meeting are Mr. Jerico Bajador, Data Management Officer of WHO Philippines; Ms. Xylee Javier, ADB Consultant; Mr. Teodoro Orteza, Chief Statistical Specialist of the PSA Demographic and Health Statistics Division; and Lorenzo Bautista, Statistical Specialist II.
The ASPSI consulting team consists of Dr. Paulyn Jean Claro, Project Leader and Public Health Specialist; Dr. Merlyne Paunlagui, Chairperson and Assistant Project Lead cm Survey Manager; Mr. Carl Patrick Reyes, Data Programmer; Ms. Juvy Rocamora, President and Project Coordinator; and Mr. Kidd Lionel Pura and Mr. Aidan Wilmar Paraiso, Research Associates.
Photo: DOH-PMSMD
