Thirteen local governments now require hospitals to recognize healthcare proxies — and their ordinances do not agree with each other. What facilities need to settle before the next card is presented at admitting.

The Right to Care cards rest on a special power of attorney. Philippine law has never confirmed that consent to medical treatment can be delegated by agency at all — and no local ordinance can settle it.

The findings letter has arrived. What to do in the first weeks to protect your accreditation and contest a recoupment — before positions harden.

Solidary liability, the third-doctor referral, and the 120/240-day disability clock. What manning agencies and employers need to get right under the new law before a claim lands.

Corporate negligence and ostensible agency mean a hospital can answer for a physician it never formally employed. What the doctrine actually requires — and how facilities can manage the exposure.

Not every record should be released the same way. A practical framework for deciding what a patient may readily access — and what stays protected until a court calls for it.