Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc

What Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc does

Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc. (PPS) is a non-stock, non-profit professional medical organization founded in 1947 and headquartered in Quezon City, Philippines. It operates as a specialty division of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) and serves Filipino pediatricians through board certification, continuing professional development, clinical guideline publication, hospital accreditation, and child health advocacy. The society has 6,581 physician members (as of September 2021) and a 12,246-user digital ecosystem spanning nine regional chapters, 11 subspecialty societies, one affiliate society, and five sections, with international affiliations to the International Pediatric Association, Asia Pacific Pediatric Association, and ASEAN Pediatric Federation.

PPS's core technology is the proprietary PPS Portal (Version 3.5.35), described as the "Digital Home of Philippine Pediatrics." It integrates Rx Pad with deterministic auto-dose calculations, a CPD Online Learning platform with separate portals for members and trainees, a public Doctor Directory, QR-verified Good Standing certificate issuance, and online payment processing via PayMongo (GCash, card, bank). Supporting platforms include the Hospital Accreditation Board with its mandatory ICD-10 Registry, PAPP Publications for clinical practice guidelines (including COVID-19, pneumonia, asthma), CPR certification infrastructure, and an online election system. The portal runs on AWS infrastructure with TLS 1.2+ encryption, role-based access control, mandatory 2FA for privileged roles, and compliance with the Philippine Data Privacy Act (RA 10173) and related NPC circulars.

PPS's revenue model comprises six streams: recurring membership dues, one-time Specialty Board examination fees, annual convention registration, CPD program fees, hospital accreditation fees, and PAPP publication sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; transactions are processed through the Portal with BIR-compliant Official Receipts. Go-to-market is primarily community-led via the chapter and subspecialty network, complemented by event-driven engagement (annual convention, biannual board exams) and direct sales through the Quezon City Secretariat. The society employs 36 staff to support operations.

Name

Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc

Legal name

Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc.

Website

https://pps.org.ph

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc. is a 79-year-old non-profit professional medical society that certifies, trains, and advocates for Filipino pediatricians through its 9 regional chapters, 11 subspecialty societies, and a proprietary digital portal for CPD, board certification, and clinical guidelines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Professional Society Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Pediatric professional society
• Medical board certification
• Continuing medical education
• Clinical practice guidelines
• Physician membership organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Quezon City

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from 6,581+ physician members across all membership categories (Fellows, Diplomates, Residents, Allied Health, Government Physicians, Foreign Delegates). Membership provides access to PPS Portal, CPD programs, Specialty Board certification, and member benefits.
2. Specialty Board Examination Fees: Fees charged for Specialty Board written and oral certifying examinations for Diplomate certification. Application fees and examination fees are collected from candidates seeking board certification and reclassification.
3. Annual Convention Revenue: Registration fees from the Annual PPS Convention, which serves as a major revenue event. The 63rd Annual Convention is planned for 2026, following the 62nd convention.
4. CPD Program Fees: Revenue from continuing professional development programs, online CPD courses, and related educational activities. CPD units are tracked through the PPS CPD portal.
5. Hospital Accreditation Fees: Fees associated with the Hospital Accreditation Board (HAB) accreditation process for hospitals meeting pediatric care standards.
6. PAPP Publication Sales: Revenue from clinical practice guidelines and publication downloads distributed through the PAPP Publications section, including guidelines on pediatric pneumonia, asthma, COVID-19, and other conditions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc. is a non-stock, non-profit professional medical society that sells membership services, board certification examinations, continuing professional development programs, hospital accreditation, an annual convention, and clinical practice guidelines to pediatricians and allied healthcare professionals in the Philippines. Its operations are anchored by the PPS Portal (Version 3.5.35), a digital member management ecosystem with 12,246 registered users, and supported by 9 regional chapters and 11 subspecialty societies.

Product overview

The Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc. operates a unified digital member management ecosystem centered on the PPS Portal (Version 3.5.35) as its core platform. The system comprises integrated modules for clinical tools (Rx Pad with auto-dose calculations), continuing professional development (CPD Online Learning with dedicated portals for members and trainees), professional credentialing (Specialty Board certification and Good Standing certificates with QR verification), and administrative services (online payments via GCash/card/bank, election voting). Supporting platforms include specialty sub-brands like the Hospital Accreditation Board (HAB) with ICD-10 Registry requirements, PAPP Publications for clinical guidelines, and dedicated COVID-19 resource portals. The architecture follows a web-based portal model serving 12,246 users across 12 chapters and 5 NCR clusters, with cloud infrastructure on AWS and payment processing through PayMongo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PAPP (Philippine Academy of Pediatric Physicians): Publications division producing clinical practice guidelines including guidelines on pediatric asthma, community-acquired pneumonia, COVID-19 management in children, and other pediatric care protocols.

Products and services

• PPS Membership Annual membership program for physicians and allied health professionals with seven categories (Fellows, Diplomates, Residents, Allied Health Professionals, Government Physicians, Foreign Delegates, Fellows-in-Training), granting access to the PPS Portal, CPD programs, Specialty Board eligibility, and member benefits.
• PPS Portal Central digital member management platform providing Rx Pad prescription tools, CPD online learning, doctor directory with messaging, Good Standing certificate issuance with QR verification, and PayMongo-powered online payments (GCash, Card, Bank).
• Specialty Board Certification Examination Certification and reclassification examination service for Diplomate and Fellow status in pediatrics, comprising written and oral examination components administered twice a year through the Specialty Board.
• CPD Online Learning Program Online continuing professional development platform delivering lecture videos, quizzes, and certificates; available via separate portals for members and trainees, with CPD units tracked through the system.
• Hospital Accreditation Board (HAB) Hospital accreditation program for evaluating and accrediting institutions that meet PPS pediatric care standards, with required monthly ICD-10 Registry submissions from accredited hospitals.
• PPS Annual Convention Annual national convention for PPS members and pediatric professionals, featuring scientific sessions, poster presentations, and Specialty Board induction ceremonies.
• PAPP Clinical Practice Guidelines and Publications Clinical practice guidelines published through the Philippine Academy of Pediatric Pulmonology (PAPP), covering Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia (2021), Pediatric Asthma, COVID-19 pulmonary care resources, and other pediatric clinical topics.
• CPR Certification Program Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and certification program with three certification tiers (CPR Faculty, CPR Instructor, CPR Provider) maintained by PPS across the Philippines.
• Philippine Pediatric COVID-19 Living Clinical Practice Guidelines Evidence-based living clinical practice guidelines for COVID-19 treatment, diagnosis, and infection prevention in children, jointly developed by PPS and PIDSP using the Salvacion Registry dataset.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,581 physician members serving the pediatric population across the Philippines (as of September 2021)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Philippine Medical Association (PMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPS is a specialty division of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), the umbrella medical organization in the Philippines. This relationship provides PPS with institutional backing, access to PMA resources, and representation within the broader Philippine medical community.
• International Pediatric Association (IPA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPS holds membership in the International Pediatric Association, a global umbrella organization connecting pediatric societies worldwide. This membership provides access to international pediatric research, guidelines, conferences, and global child health advocacy initiatives.
• Asia Pacific Pediatric Association (APPA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPS is a member of the Asia Pacific Pediatric Association, providing regional collaboration opportunities with pediatric societies across the Asia-Pacific region. APPA organizes the Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics.
• ASEAN Pediatric FederationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPS holds membership in the ASEAN Pediatric Federation, enabling collaboration with pediatric societies across the ASEAN region on child health advocacy, training, and professional development.
• Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPIDSP is one of 11 subspecialty societies operating under the PPS umbrella. PPS and PIDSP have jointly published COVID-19 guidelines, position statements on vaccination, and the Philippine Pediatric COVID-19 Living Clinical Practice Guidelines.
• Philippine Academy of Pediatric Specialists (PAPP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAPP is the publications arm of PPS, responsible for developing and publishing clinical practice guidelines including pediatric community-acquired pneumonia guidelines, pediatric asthma guidelines, COVID-19 guidelines, and Long COVID resources.
• Department of Health (DOH)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPS collaborates with the Philippine Department of Health on public health initiatives including immunization programs, COVID-19 response, and child health advocacy. The WISE (Written In-Service Examination) and specialty board processes reference DOH alignment.
• Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPS Specialty Board certification is aligned with PRC requirements for continuing professional development. The organization issues CPD units that are tracked through PRC-CPDC compliant systems and issues Certificate of Good Standing recognized by PRC.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health: UK pediatric professional body running specialty examinations, CPD, training standards, and clinical guidelines — a close functional analogue to PPS's Specialty Board and PAPP publications.
• Canadian Paediatric Society: National pediatric society offering member education, clinical practice guidelines, and advocacy — comparable in mission and member-service model to PPS.
• American Academy of Pediatrics: The largest national pediatric professional society in the United States, offering board certification, CPD, advocacy, and member publications — directly comparable to PPS in mission, structure, and service portfolio at a much larger scale.
• Philippine College of Physicians: The internal-medicine counterpart to PPS within the Philippine Medical Association umbrella, operating a similar model of Specialty Board certification, chapters, CPD, and an annual convention — a domestic structural peer.
• Indian Academy of Pediatrics: India's national pediatric society with a comparable large membership base, subspecialty chapters, and national conferences — highly relevant as a developing-market peer with similar scale and constraints.

Broad incumbents

• International Pediatric Association: Global pediatric umbrella body of which PPS is a member; comparable in advocacy, guideline dissemination, and international congress operations but at a global rather than national scale.
• Philippine Medical Association: PPS's parent organization and the umbrella for all Philippine medical specialty societies; comparable in governance, chapter structure, and annual convention operations.
• Asia Pacific Pediatric Association: Regional umbrella for pediatric societies including PPS, organizing the Asia Pacific Congress of Pediatrics — comparable as a higher-tier body coordinating the same activities PPS performs nationally.

Emerging players

• Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines: One of PPS's 11 subspecialty societies and a co-publisher of the Philippine Pediatric COVID-19 Living Clinical Practice Guidelines — comparable as a more focused pediatric specialty body operating under PPS's umbrella.

Regional players

• Philippine Academy of Family Physicians: A domestic primary-care specialty society under the Philippine Medical Association with a similar CPD, certification, and chapter model — a Philippine structural peer rather than a direct pediatric competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/philippine-pediatric-society-inc

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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