
Big bold rhetoric won’t work
The latest labor statistics show employment contracting by 277,000 year-on-year to 49.27 million, while unemployment grew by 590,000 to 2.25 million in…
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The latest labor statistics show employment contracting by 277,000 year-on-year to 49.27 million, while unemployment grew by 590,000 to 2.25 million in…
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The comparison to Vietnam stings but is a necessary slap in the face for a reason.
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In December 2025, the Supreme Court ordered the return of P60 billion to PhilHealth through the 2026 GAA and prohibited the transfer of the fund balance of…
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Former finance secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. president Emmanuel Ledesma are facing another complaint filed Thursday before…
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Executive Secretary Ralph Recto maintained he has no criminal liability over the controversial transfer of PhilHealth funds during his tenure as finance…
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Let us trace the trail of the P60-billion PhilHealth fund by scrutinizing specific government reports, particularly Commission on Audit reports.
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Sotto stressed that the challenges of daily operations should push offices to find more efficient ways of delivering public services as the city moves into the…
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Lawyers are expressly prohibited from delegating legal functions to non-lawyers, and non-lawyers are barred from acting as de facto counsel.
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To implement the law, Ralph Recto, who was then finance secretary, issued a directive to compel GOCCs to transfer ‘excess,’ ‘idle,’ or ‘fund balance’ reserves…
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The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. has begun implementing a one-time interest waiver program to help employers, self-employed individuals, and other covered…
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Nagbigay ng amnestiya si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. sa mga negosyante, pribadong employer, at mga self-employed na miyembro ng Philippine Health…
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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is set to implement an artificial intelligence (AI)–enabled pre-validation system aimed at detecting…
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The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) is banking on reforms that would be pursued by the Marcos Jr. administration, as well as stabilized local demand…
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Across chambers and industry groups, the message is strikingly consistent — the economy does not need more laws or slogan.
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After the P89.9-billion reserve fund controversy, the Department of Health (DoH) is considering reducing the subsidies for PhilHealth members hospitalized for…
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Despite the market’s gains, analysts noted that the local bourse is coming off a losing year marked by weak trading activity and heavy net foreign selling,…
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The year ahead calls not for complacent optimism, but for disciplined, coordinated, and reform-driven action across government, business and civil society.
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