Every day, countless Filipinos need access to healthcare. Patients from remote, underserved areas often travel long hours and navigate multiple modes of transport just for a consultation. Healthcare staff, especially those on early or graveyard shifts, show the same dedication, often overcoming challenging commutes to serve patients.
At its 35th anniversary celebration held at the Grand Hyatt Manila July 25, Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation (TMPF), with Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) and the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), officially signed a memorandum of understanding for the PGH’s Healthcare Mobility for All (HEAL) Project, an initiative focused on enhancing mobility
and accessibility of healthcare services for patients and healthcare workers in the Philippines.
The project will have an initial run from July 2025 to December 2026.
During the implementation of HEAL, two mobility solutions will be introduced:
1) Mobility bringing healthcare to patients
This will be a mobile clinic designed to deliver essential healthcare services directly to patients, particularly in those areas where access to PGH is quite arduous.
Two Toyota Coasters will be converted into mobile clinics, equipped with essential diagnostic services, to potentially serve patients in Cavite, bringing timely healthcare closer to patients’ communities. The clinics will be integrated into the existing PGH IT systems that enable online consultation booking and will potentially be supported by a new queueing system to ensure efficient operations. This solution aims to optimize the time for simple diagnosis and treatment for patients in these areas.
2) Mobility bringing healthcare professionals to PGH
This will be a shuttle service offering safe, reliable, and efficient transport to PGH healthcare workers, especially those commuting during shifts with limited or inconvenient transport options.
The program is powered by a collaboration with Toyota Mobility Solutions Philippines (TMSPH) as the mobility partner, with support from Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) as engagement partner, and the Deloitte Future of Mobility Solution Centre as the development and implementation partner.
HEAL was created to make long, difficult journeys to healthcare more manageable, consistent, and less disruptive for patients and staff.
The HEAL Project is the first initiative under TMPF’s new pillar, its 5th pillar: Mobility+.
“Through Mobility+, we will integrate innovative mobility solutions into our four core pillars—empowering communities, protecting the planet, and ensuring that progress is inclusive for all,” said Jose Maria A. Aligada, TMPF president, in his speech during the July 25 event commemorating the foundation’s 25th anniversary.
The foundation’s 5 pillars are: Health, environment, education, community service, and Mobility+.
Basic health care
In health, TMP Foundation has served over 101,000 beneficiaries through its medical, dental and surgical outreach programs.
“We supported the Lab for All program, led by First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos, by helping to expand access to basic healthcare for underserved communities,” said Aligada.
10-ha reforestation
“In environment, we are proud to have been a responsible steward of nature and biodiversity. We have planted many thousands of trees and contributed significantly to our nation’s reforestation goals. Through our Adopt-a-Forest Program, we have helped maintain a 10-hectare reforestation area within the Makiling Botanic Gardens in partnership with the University of the Philippines Los Baños,” said Aligada.
Aligada said that, in support of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, TMPF donated a Tamaraw vehicle and Bantay Tamaraw kits “to help protect this endangered species, a symbol of Philippine wildlife.”
Toyota-GK Village
In collaboration with the city government of Santa Rosa and Gawad Kalinga, TMPF turned over 160 homes in the Toyota-City of Santa Rosa-Gawad Kalinga Village, in what Aligada described as “offering families not just shelter, but also dignity and hope.”
More than 1,200 scholars graduated
“Our Automotive Education Program, in partnership with technical schools nationwide, has helped prepare many young Filipinos for job opportunities here and abroad. More than 1,200 scholars have graduated under the TMPF Scholarship Program, each one a testament to the transformative power of education,” said Aligada.
“In our Adopt-a-School Program in Pulong Sta. Cruz Elementary School in Santa Rosa City, we
have funded meaningful programs, including providing laptops and TVs to each classroom and connecting everything to the internet.”
Aligada added: “Perhaps one of our proudest contributions is our continuing support for the George Ty-Toyota Asian Cultural Center at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. This is a place for learning, culture exchange, and building bridges across Asia.”
Aligada said that TMPF will expand its scholarship program by getting scholars from new partner schools, especially from regions that have not been its traditional sources.
The foundation will enhance its “support for the further upliftment of the healthcare situation in our host city, Santa Rosa City, by donating equipment and vehicles to upgrade both community- and hospital-based services.”
Aligada added: “And we will deepen our involvement in biodiversity conservation, helping to offset carbon emissions and protect natural habitats by collaborating with existing and new partners.”