Business Mirror

1. Obesity could cost PHL trillions as global losses mount–experts

   With nearly 40 percent of Filipino adults living with obesity, the Philippines may soon bear the brunt of this growing crisis driven by rising healthcare costs, lost productivity, and premature deaths. This is an issue, experts say, could mirror the trillions in global losses unless urgent policy action is taken. 

2. Makati provides integrated digital healthcare system to residents

   Makati residents are now provided with round-the-clock medical access and diagnostics through the city government’s integrated digital healthcare system, the first in the country.

3. Expanded Z Benefits Package seen to ease PhilHealth members’ CKD worries

   STATE health insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corp. or PhilHealth said chronic kidney disease (CKD) continues to be a serious national health concern in the Philippines. It is so serious that CKD prevalence rates in the country are even higher than global numbers—35.94 percent compared to 9.1 to 13.4 percent worldwide estimates.

4. St. Luke’s WALANT is a breakthrough in hand surgery

   St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City is always looking for ways to make life easier for patients, especially when it comes to hand pain and conditions that can get in the way of everyday living. Thus, the hospital offers innovative techniques like Wide-Awake Local Anesthesia with No Tourniquet (WALANT).

5. AHMC’s Asian Learning Institute inaugurated during two-day MMHRDC Conference

   Asian Hospital and Medical Center (AHMC) marked a significant milestone on June 5, 2025, with the official launch of the Asian Learning Institute (ALI)—one of the hospital’s five strategic goals for 2025.

6. ‘Overstimulated’ Pinoys drive podcast listenership for emotional refuge–study

   Filipinos are turning to podcasts for emotional refuge amidst overstimulation from digital fatigue.

7. QC aims to ‘break the silence’ about mental health among men

   BEFORE, almost everyone believed that the popular line about mental health “it’s okay not to be okay” applies only to women, that they are the ones most vulnerable to mental health issues. Mental health is often associated with women and does not apply to the stoic, resilient Filipino male, a mindset deeply rooted in the “macho” culture. Emotional restraint is seen as a good trait while vulnerability is a flaw.

8. St. Luke’s Medical Center doubles down on talent development to ensure world-class care

   Philippine healthcare is changing dramatically, moving from being behind to matching global standards through collaboration and talent development. This was the message from Dr. Dennis Serrano, President and CEO of St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC), as he painted a vibrant picture of the nation’s medical future.

9. EJAP, Unilab bring back Health and Wellness Day for media members

   Eighty economic and business journalists, along with their loved ones, gathered on Saturday, June 21, 2025, for the EJAP-Unilab Health and Wellness Day, marking the organization’s first wellness event since 2021. 

10. Liver care brand sounds alarm on silent epidemic of MAFLD in the PHL

    On Global Fatty Liver Day last June 13, 2025, Essentiale, the #1 liver care brand from Opella, is calling attention to a health crisis silently gripping the Philippines. Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) is on the rise, yet it remains one of the least understood and most ignored threats to Filipino well-being.