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Philippines Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Philippines with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Philippines Health News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Philippines.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ph&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 107138,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1810cba473b126db85c395b2ea122e21",
            "title": "New TB Vaccine Candidates Show Limited Protection in Indian Clinical Trial",
            "description": "Over 10 versions of the BCG vaccine are in use in 2026",
            "content": "India (Vax-Before-Travel News)\nTwo experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccines, VPM1002 and Immuvac, were found to be safe and well-tolerated in a major Phase 3 trial involving thousands of healthy household contacts of smear-positive TB patients in Indi... [2625 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.vax-before-travel.com/new-tb-vaccine-candidates-show-limited-protection-indian-clinical-trial-2026-04-11",
            "image": "https://www.vax-before-travel.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_metadata/public/Screenshot%202026-04-11%204.06.16%20PM.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T21:01:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "40d2ec8bc9d5922545074552dbb9c832",
                "name": "Vax-Before-Travel",
                "url": "https://www.vax-before-travel.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "28108977053bdcae99b186a81a665b59",
            "title": "Philippines report rise in measles/rubella cases in first quarter of 2026",
            "description": "Philippines health officials report a significant increase in measles and rubella cases during the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2025.",
            "content": "Philippines health officials report a significant increase in measles and rubella cases during the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2025.\nAccording to Department of Health (DOH) statistics, 1,627 cases were recorded from ... [993 chars]",
            "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/philippines-report-rise-in-measlesrubella",
            "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1649087897570-9a9eae3d9995?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxwaGlsaXBwaW5lcyUyMG1hcHxlbnwwfHx8fDE3NzU5MjAyOTh8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=80&w=1080",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T15:17:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1e3a7a8ed1371209df6a04dee0f1869",
                "name": "Outbreak News Today",
                "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e3cba7ff5be336da7698aeb6f85d769a",
            "title": "Two simple eating habits linked to lower weight, study finds",
            "description": "A major study suggests that when you eat could play a key role in staying lean. People who fast longer overnight and start their day with an early breakfast were more likely to have a lower BMI years later. Scientists think this is because eating earlier aligns better with the body’s internal clock. But skipping breakfast as part of intermittent fasting didn’t offer the same advantage—and may even be tied to unhealthy habits.",
            "content": "The findings are based on data from more than 7,000 adults between the ages of 40-65 who are part of the GCAT | Genomes for Life cohort, led by the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP). In 2018, participants provided details about their he... [3425 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260411090018.htm",
            "image": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/1920/weight-loss-woman-progress.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T13:29:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "81a05fd2712964dbdb32b1c6a27646fd",
                "name": "ScienceDaily",
                "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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