Articles

Local Government and Social Care in the Philippines: How LGUs Shape Access and Delivery
Local government units are central to how older people and families experience health, social welfare and community support in the Philippines. This article examines how provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays translate national policy into local delivery, why capacity varies between places, and how stronger coordination, evidence and accountability could support more equitable long-term care as the population ages. Read more...
Financing Long-Term Care in the Philippines: Public Support, Household Costs and Sustainable Funding
Long-term care in the Philippines is financed through a fragmented mix of family resources, public health coverage, social protection, local government support and private spending rather than a dedicated national care entitlement. This article examines how that financing architecture affects access, families and providers, and explores how the Philippines could build more sustainable funding as population aging increases demand for continuing support. Read more...
Family Caregiving in the Philippines: Changing Households, Informal Care and Future Pressures
Family caregiving remains the foundation of long-term support for many older Filipinos, but migration, smaller households, women's employment and population aging are changing the capacity available within families. This article examines how informal care operates in the Philippines, where pressure is becoming visible, and how public policy, local government, community services and a developing formal care sector could support families without displacing their essential role. Read more...
How Social Care Works in the Philippines: Responsibilities, Services and System Gaps
Social care in the Philippines is delivered through a mixed and highly decentralized landscape in which national agencies, local government units, health services, community organizations, private providers and families carry different parts of the responsibility. This article examines how those responsibilities connect in practice, where people can encounter gaps between formal programs and everyday support, and what stronger coordination could mean for an aging population. Read more...
Aging in the Philippines: Demographic Change and the Growing Need for Long-Term Care
The Philippines is entering a period in which population aging will increasingly shape health care, family life, local government and social protection. This article examines how demographic change interacts with family caregiving, fragmented long-term support, financing, workforce capacity and geographic inequality—and what a more coherent Philippine long-term care system will need to connect as demand grows. Read more...