DOH: Guarantee letters unnecessary as zero balance billing takes full effect
Patients seeking treatment in Department of Health (DOH)–run hospitals no longer need guarantee letters from politicians, as the government’s zero balance…
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Patients seeking treatment in Department of Health (DOH)–run hospitals no longer need guarantee letters from politicians, as the government’s zero balance…
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The local government of Taguig City has approved its first real property tax rate increase in more than three decades, a move officials said is necessary to…
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Support for distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan has weakened under the Marcos administration, with the Philippine government still lacking a…
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The public interest is best protected when institutions take the time to do things properly, especially when the stakes involve billions in public funds and…
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Meralco head coach Luigi Trillo did not hold back in expressing what’s on his mind with the way Game 1 of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Season 50…
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Muntinlupa City Mayor Ruffy Biazon called on city government employees to exceed public expectations and urged residents to embrace “shared responsibility”…
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What people are still waiting for are the big fish. The elected officials. The senators and congressmen whose names have come up repeatedly in testimony, leaks…
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'We urge everyone to stay alert and never give out money or personal details to anyone claiming to be a government official.'
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Pinuna ng mga opposition lawmakers sa House of Representatives nitong Huwebes ang tinawag nilang “railroading” o pagmamadali sa pagpasa ng Bicameral Conference…
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Although the MMDA assured it would demand refunds from the contractors, the advance payments remained unrecouped as of 2024.
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This year, don’t let your anger be a fleeting ‘like’ or a ‘share.’ Let it be the fuel for a more engaged citizenship.
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The emerging reality is that this budget will be devoid of the promised reforms after the massive corruption that perverted the past three Marcos General…
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‘We’re not asking for help in our factories, but promotion is very, very expensive because you have to be at the marketplace.’
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Aside from the corruption scandal, another major disappointment in 2025 was the government’s failure to advance on its digitalization goals.
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When businesses are forced to pay bribes or public funds are stolen, the resulting losses are made up for in higher prices.
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Most doctors do not price care in a vacuum. Professional fees reflect years — often decades — of training, specialization, continuing education and…
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Senate hearings flare up, some low-level engineers take the fall, but the deal’s architecture stays standing.
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A new year is more than a fresh calendar; it is an opportunity to recommit to the values that drew me to public service.
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