Marcos admin brings YAKAP at Kalinga health caravan to schools nationwide

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MAKATI CITY, 18 March 2026 — Spearheaded by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Department of Education (DepEd) recently conducted the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) at Kalinga Caravan at Marcelo B. Fernan-Polambato Elementary School in Bogo City to bring essential medical services directly to learners, teachers and the school community.

The initiative, a joint project of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and DepEd, aims to link schools with the local healthcare system for better accessibility to preventive care and diagnostic services. 

During the latest YAKAP at Kalinga mission, some 200 beneficiaries received free medical consultations and laboratory tests.

The President, together with First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos and Education Secretary Sonny Angara, also witnessed the distribution of reading glasses and essential medicines.

Along with medical services, President Marcos also inspected the new disaster-resilient Learning Continuity Spaces (LCS) at Marcelo B. Fernan-Polambato Elementary School as part of the larger effort to ensure uninterrupted education following the 6.9-magnitude Cebu earthquake last September.

The program is set to expand its reach to Bataan, with a dedicated caravan scheduled to bring these vital health interventions to the students and faculty of Mariveles National High School-Cabcaben Annex Alasasin.

Secretary Angara said the YAKAP at Kalinga Caravan is a cornerstone of the agency’s reform agenda to prioritize learner wellness.

"This project reflects the marching orders of President Marcos to ensure that no Filipino learner is left behind, even in the face of the most challenging health and environmental calamities," Angara said.

The YAKAP at Kalinga Caravan for schools aims to make preventive care accessible within the campus to reduce out-of-pocket expenses for learners and teachers.

President Marcos and Secretary Angara have led several of these missions in several school locations across the country, recently in Minuyan Elementary School in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan and in San Francisco High School in Quezon City, to ensure primary healthcare reaches the most remote teaching communities.

DepEd remains committed to expanding these caravans nationwide to institutionalize comprehensive school-based health services.