Hospitals and Health Systems Upgrading in the Province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines
Public Finance
Professor: Hideaki Tanaka
Catiil, Mark Anthony Amarga
Hospitals and Health Systems Upgrading in the Province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines
Introduction
Under the administration of Governor Oscar S. Moreno, there are eight-point agenda being laid down in the Province of Misamis Oriental since 2004. The agenda include poverty alleviation, revenue generation, investment in infrastructure, MISORTEL resuscitation, education and environment protection and development, hospitals and health systems upgrading, agricultural productivity and teamwork and streamlined bureaucracy (www.provinceofmisamisoriental.com). Among the eight agenda, I will focus on hospitals and health systems upgrading since I work under the Provincial Health Office (PHO) which is the lead office in managing and promoting health care services in the province. This paper will specifically discuss on how the present administration deal with financing, allocation and spending of budget in order to achieve the agendum on hospital and health systems upgrading until end of the governor’s term which is May 2013. Is there any significant effect on poverty reduction and growth? Problems encountered along the way will be discussed also especially that health sector has been given the highest priority by this administration.
Prior to a keen discussion on the issue, I will give you a comprehensive background of the province (www.provinceofmisamisoriental.com). Misamis Oriental is one of the five (5) provinces of Northern Mindanao and situated along the north Coast of Mindanao Island. It is bounded on the east by Agusan del Norte, on the west by Iligan Bay, on the north by Macajalar Bay and on the south by Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte. Cagayan de Oro is the capital city where the Provincial Capitol Building is situated. The province has a total land area of three thousand five hundred seventy and point zero one (3,570.01) square kilometers. It has a total population of one
Professor: Hideaki Tanaka
Catiil, Mark Anthony Amarga
Hospitals and Health Systems Upgrading in the Province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines
Introduction
Under the administration of Governor Oscar S. Moreno, there are eight-point agenda being laid down in the Province of Misamis Oriental since 2004. The agenda include poverty alleviation, revenue generation, investment in infrastructure, MISORTEL resuscitation, education and environment protection and development, hospitals and health systems upgrading, agricultural productivity and teamwork and streamlined bureaucracy (www.provinceofmisamisoriental.com). Among the eight agenda, I will focus on hospitals and health systems upgrading since I work under the Provincial Health Office (PHO) which is the lead office in managing and promoting health care services in the province. This paper will specifically discuss on how the present administration deal with financing, allocation and spending of budget in order to achieve the agendum on hospital and health systems upgrading until end of the governor’s term which is May 2013. Is there any significant effect on poverty reduction and growth? Problems encountered along the way will be discussed also especially that health sector has been given the highest priority by this administration.
Prior to a keen discussion on the issue, I will give you a comprehensive background of the province (www.provinceofmisamisoriental.com). Misamis Oriental is one of the five (5) provinces of Northern Mindanao and situated along the north Coast of Mindanao Island. It is bounded on the east by Agusan del Norte, on the west by Iligan Bay, on the north by Macajalar Bay and on the south by Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte. Cagayan de Oro is the capital city where the Provincial Capitol Building is situated. The province has a total land area of three thousand five hundred seventy and point zero one (3,570.01) square kilometers. It has a total population of one
References: www.provinceofmisamisoriental.com www.dbm.gov.ph Local Government Code of 1991, Philippines, 2012 Edition Paternostro, et. al., How Does the Composition of Public Spending Matter? Week 2, Public Finance, Meiji University