DBM approves 1,224 new positions for UP-PGH

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the University of the Philippines Manila - Philippine General Hospital's request to create 1,224 additional positions.

Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman announced that these new roles will help PGH maintain its status as a leading medical institution in the country and will be filled through phased recruitment starting from the first quarter of 2025.

The staffing increase aims to expand medical, allied health, and support personnel at UP-PGH, which currently operates with a 1,300-bed capacity and serves mostly indigent patients.

UP-PGH stands as the country's largest government tertiary hospital, serving thousands of indigent Filipinos nationwide.

Each set of approximately 306 positions will only be implemented after the DBM confirms all positions from the previous phase have been filled.