Philippine General Hospital Supportive Hospice and Palliative Medicine

23/10/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who advocates for the quality of life of our patients and their families. Together, let's translate compassion into action.

22/10/2025

10/21/2025
Balay Lingap Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Ang Balay Lingap ang magiging bahay ng mga pasyenteng nagpapa gamot sa PGH pero walang tirahan malapit sa ospital at ng mga pasyenteng nangangailangan ng hospice care. Patuloy po tayong magseserbisyo upang matugunan ang mga pangangailangan ng ating mga pasyente at ng kanilang mga pamilya 🙏

21/10/2025

"Kapag iisa ang antenna o frequency ng national executive, national legislative at local government unit, if they are in synchrony towards delivery of public services, makapag-aalay tayo ng mga programang kapaki-pakinabang sa ating mga mamamayan.”

Ito ang naging pahayag ni Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso sa pagbubukas ng University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital Balay Lingap sa Taft Avenue, Maynila.

21/10/2025

Balay Lingap: Extending PGH Care Beyond the Hospital

Today, under the leadership of Dr. Gerardo Legaspi, PGH SHPM together with the entire PGH community, Senator B**g Go, Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, the City of Manila, and The Ruth Foundation celebrated the ribbon cutting of Balay Lingap.

The University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) continues its mission of compassionate service through Balay Lingap, a haven that supports patients and families even after hospital care.

Located near the PGH compound, Balay Lingap has two main facilities. The Transient Housing Unit, located on the 3rd and 4th floors, provides short-term accommodation for patients and families who travel from far provinces for treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, or follow-up consultations. This helps ease the financial and physical strain of long hospital stays.

On the ground floor, the Hospice Unit offers a home-like space for patients with terminal illnesses who can no longer be cared for at home. Here, they receive medical, emotional, and spiritual support in a setting that values dignity and comfort.

Balay Lingap reflects PGH’s vision of providing accessible, humane, and continuous care—bridging the gap between hospital and home for every Filipino in need.

21/10/2025

02/10/2025

🥳Congratulations to the graduates of the UP-PGH SHPM Fellowship Training Program who recently passed and topped the 2025 Subpecialty Board Examination of the Philippine Society of Hospice and Palliative Medicine!

𝑫𝒓. 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒍 𝑫𝒆𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒊𝒔 - 𝑻𝒐𝒑 1
𝑫𝒓. 𝑱𝒖𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒍𝒐 𝑷𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒐 - 𝑻𝒐𝒑 2
𝑫𝒓. 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒗𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒓𝒐 𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂 - 𝑻𝒐𝒑 3
𝑫𝒓. 𝑲𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒘
𝑫𝒓. 𝑹𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑹𝒊𝒄𝒄𝒊 𝑰𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆

We are proud of you and your achievements!👏

15/05/2025

PGH SHPM is committed to increasing palliative care awareness and knowledge.

The SHPM faculty continues to give the palliative care lectures integrated into the 1st year UP College of Medicine modules. Normalizing these discussions and giving our part to raising up a new generation of compassionate and holistic doctors.

15/05/2025

Last May 9, 2025, the UP-PGH Division of Supportive, Hospice and Palliative Medicine celebrated the 1st anniversary of providing compassionate care to patients and families of patients with serious, life -limiting and life threatening illnesses focusing on augmenting their quality of life through impeccable symptom control ,compassionate and inclusive communication and companionship from any point of entry in the spectrum of care and through the end-of-life period.

Highlights of the event included milestones of the first year, inspirational patient and health care workers testimonials and acknowledging the hospice nurses unwavering dedication and support.

12/10/2024

Today is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day!

PGH SHPM answers to the call to continue to strengthen palliative care as a component of comprehensive care throughout the life course and providing quality, compassionate care to patients and families.

10/10/2024

Congratulations to our new board-certified palliative specialists, Dr. Deanna Lisette Lumactud (Board Topnotcher), Dr. Alma Pabilane, Dr. Nathalyn Quan-Cruz.

UP PGH Division of Supportive Hospice and Palliative Medicine is proud of you and of all our graduates! Together, upholding the standards of excellence in palliative and hospice medicine, we are UP PGH SHPM.

28/09/2024

2024 National Palliative and Hospice Care Summit: CONVENING FOR COMPASSION

Organized by Hospice Philippines, The Philippine Society of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, in partnership with Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN)

Day 4 - Master Trainer Workshop at the Philippine General Hospital
Case Presenters: Dr. Ma**ca Quingco and Dr. Salvador Destura 👏💜