• Increase public investment for health and rationalize the use of all sources of funds for health, including the national and local government budgets and resources from Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and other extra-budgetary resources for health. These resources should be utilized to ensure that available accredited facilities are accessible to each Filipino family while improving the health service packages provided to them, including catastrophic spending; and
• Enforce fiscal and administrative autonomy in all DOH-retained facilities in exchange for capital outlay support and progressive and well-calibrated re-allocation of hospital budgets to public health priorities. This will promote efficiency and improve healthcare services as well as secure investments. This can be achieved at the national level by pursuing corporate-style management in DOH-retained hospitals and promoting income retention at the LGU hospitals.