Lacson urges tighter budget protections
‘Safeguards are important to me, to make sure that public funds in the budget do not go to corruption. That is the bottom line for me.’
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‘Safeguards are important to me, to make sure that public funds in the budget do not go to corruption. That is the bottom line for me.’
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Iminungkahi ni Senador Risa Hontiveros na ilaan ang P15 bilyon sa panukalang pambansang badyet ng 2026 sa pagpapalawak ng zero balance billing (ZBB) program sa…
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Health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon called for the full restoration of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) during the first day of the…
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Justice Hernando’s position is direct and uncompromising. Unprogrammed appropriations, he argues, are unconstitutional in any form.
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Filipino healthcare technology firm 1Life Inc. has reached one-million patients through two years of field hospital operations and nationwide deployment of its…
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At least one in 10 medicines circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either falsified or substandard, according to the World Health Organization…
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Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC), one of the country’s oldest and most respected institutions, opened its doors to the press Tuesday with a…
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Health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon called for the abolition of guarantee letters (GLs) and instead batted for automatic payment through the Philippine…
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When government sweeps these funds into the Treasury, the State disrupts the delicate social contract between the citizen and the health system.
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Under the zero-balance billing policy, patients admitted to basic or ward accommodations in DoH-identified hospitals receive full coverage for their medical…
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For patients with chronic conditions, this means the hospital follows them home, but in the most empowering way.
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‘The recent controversy surrounding flood control projects underscores why we need a strong safeguards system. We cannot afford gray areas or blind spots.’
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The Constitution has no provisions that contemplate the UA; thus, the justice said the SC is duty-bound to nullify it.
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From the beginning, our goal in this case was straightforward. The law already earmarked PhilHealth’s funds for very specific purposes.
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Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the Supreme Court’s recent decision ordering the government to return P60 billion previously transferred from the Philippine…
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Several other SC justices expressed a similar view that the manipulation of the budget to place the people’s welfare at the mercy of politicians must not be…
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And now, we are genuinely grateful to the High Court for hearing the please of the people and giving voice to the tireless and lengthy hearings we conducted…
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‘By combining Cebu Velez General Hospital’s deep roots in Cebu with Healthway Medical Network’s technology, standards, and operational expertise, we are…
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