Essays & Reflections
Thought
Leadership
Notes from the field — on healthcare, civic engagement, and what it actually takes to build something that lasts in a small town.
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Thought Leadership
15 September 2026
4 min read
What a Barangay Taught Me About Systems
A hall that runs on borrowed chairs and unspoken obligations is still a system. Policy that ignores this will not survive contact with it.
Thought Leadership
28 April 2026
5 min read
Telehealth Is Not a Technology Problem
The barrier to digital care in rural Iloilo was never the software. It was trust, signal, and who answers the phone at 2am.