The case study of Philippines is a part of a series of case studies, which jointly developed by the World Health Organization and ThinkWell aimed at exploring the implications of decentralization for health financing, with a focus on public financial management (PFM).
This case study offers insights into health financing and health-related PFM processes in the Philippines, a lower-middle income country in Southeast Asia. The country is governed by a democratic constitutional republic with a presidential system. The case shed light on how health financing functions, revenue raising, pooling, and purchasing, are organized in the context of decentralization. It also explored how decentralization has shaped PFM processes in the health sector in the Philippines, including reporting, oversight, and accountability. The policy recommendations drawing from the case study were addressed.