Anakalusugan Party List
ColorsYellow, Green, Red
Sector representedHealthcare industry
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 63
(Party-list seats only)
Website
anakalusugan.com.ph

Alagaan Natin Ating Kalusugan, also known as the Anakalusugan Party List (stylized as AnaKalusugan) is a health advocacy group with representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.[1][2] It aims to represent the Philippines' health sector.[3]

History

18th Congress

During the 18th Congress, Anakalusugan had Mike Defensor as its representative. Defensor proposed the passage of Free Annual Medical Checkup Act that would mandate the government to provide free annual medical examinations to Filipinos.[4][5] Anakalusugan also played a part in the House of Representatives' probe against Philhealth regarding a corruption scandal involving funds worth billions of pesos in 2020.[6]

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Defensor along with Sagip Party-list representative Rodante Marcoleta initiated an event called "ivermectin pan-three" that distributes the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, despite warnings from the World Health Organization on the lack of evidence to support ivermectin's efficacy against COVID-19.[7]

Electoral performance

Election Votes % Party-list seats
2010 47,828 0.16%
0 / 57
2013 Did not participate
2016 191,362 0.59%
0 / 59
2019 237,629 0.85%
1 / 61
2022 281,512 0.76%
1 / 63

Representatives to Congress

Period 1st Representative 2nd Representative 3rd Representative
18th Congress
2019–2022 		Mike Defensor — —
19th Congress
2022–2025 		Ray Florence Reyes — —

References

  1. ^ "Group wants to replicate 'Klinika Ng Bayan'". Sun Star. January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2022.(subscription required)
  2. ^ "About Us". AnaKalusugan Party List. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "LIST: Which party-list groups are running in the 2022 Philippine elections?". Rappler. October 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Punay, Edu (August 13, 2020). "House OKs free annual checkup bill". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Cervantes, Filane Mikee (May 24, 2021). "House pushes for free annual medical check-up for Filipinos". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Punay, Edu (August 15, 2020). "Plunder raps eyed vs corrupt PhilHealth officials". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Mercado, Neil Arwin (April 27, 2021). "Defensor, Marcoleta to distribute Ivermectin 'to those in dire need of drug'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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