Health Record Rights Index · country brief · this country's data as of 2026-10-02
Who holds the health record in the Philippines?
In 2026, the Philippines scores 39 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 99= of 198 countries (likely range 77 to 130), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-02.
Providers and insurers decide. Its strongest right against the other countries is clinical AI governance (42, against a median of 30 across 198 countries); its weakest is clinician access at the point of care (27, median 34).
Filipino patients have strong privacy rights on paper, but records stay hospital by hospital and a shared exchange is still a pilot.
Published · updated · this country's data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice
39overall, of 100 · Weak
99=rank of 198
Institutionalwho holds the keys
mediumconfidence
88 · Goldevidence grade (DTI)
Can I get my health records in the Philippines?
Access to the full record scores 40 of 100 in the Philippines, against a median of 43 across 198 countries. The Data Privacy Act gives a right of access and a structured electronic copy, but no fixed deadline is in force and one city hospital's rules release only parts of the record. Base 45, +5 structured copy, -5 no fixed deadline, -5 limited scope = 40.
Can I control who sees my health record in the Philippines?
Control and consent scores 40 of 100 in the Philippines, against a median of 30 across 198 countries. By law a patient can ask any provider who received their data and when it was last accessed (RA 10173 Section 16(c)), but only on request; practice was not verified. UHC Act Section 31 makes every provider send health data to PhilHealth, with no consent step.
Eight rights, against Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and the EU
Patient access to the full record20%
40
35 · 33 · 45
Patient control and consent20%
40
42 · 30 · 30
Privacy and security15%
45
42 · 38 · 40
Connected care journey15%
32
33 · 58 · 40
Protection from commercial use10%
45
35 · 38 · 38
Clinician access at the point of care10%
27
28 · 50 · 28
Research and trial consent5%
46
46 · 49 · 50
Clinical AI governance5%
42
50 · 40 · 28
Black dot: Philippines. Hollow dots: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 198 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Philippines 39, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would the Philippines need to change to score higher?
The Philippines sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. The two rights furthest below the 198-country median, weighted, are connected care journey (32, median 38) and clinician access at the point of care (27, median 34). The published rubric reads:
Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
Clinician access at the point of care: Treating clinicians able to see the full record across providers, under consent and emergency rules.
Which laws give health record rights in the Philippines?
Data Privacy Act of 2012 (RA 10173) (2012): Health is sensitive data; access and portability rights; independent NPC; prison terms for misuse.
Universal Health Care Act (RA 11223) (2019): Mandates EHRs and e-prescription logs; all health entities must submit data to PhilHealth.
E-Governance Act (RA 12254) (2025): Orders a national, interoperable Philippine Digital Health System as part of government digitization.
Strain and split context, not scored
Doctors per 10,000
8.7 2024
Nurses and midwives per 10,000
52.9 2024
Private insurance + out-of-pocket
56.5% 2023
Record reaches private care?
partial
"However, according to the PHFDP, 59 percent of private primary care facilities remain without EMRs."
Published stories
2026-09-12 · The Mindanao Sentinel Ransomware group claims it stole millions of files from a private hospital
2025-12-09 · Philstar.com Insurer finds about 1,000 paid claims for patients who were never treated
In 2026, the Philippines scored 39 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record, rank 99= of 198 countries (likely range 77 to 130) (Weak; who holds the keys: Institutional). Source: Health Record Rights Index, SuperTruth, this country's data as of 2026-10-02, https://healthrecordrights.com/brief/PHL/
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