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Since the enactment of the Sin Tax Law in 2012, PhilHealth has amassed an incredible amount in excess funds. Every year, it generates an estimated P50 billion…
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Since the enactment of the Sin Tax Law in 2012, PhilHealth has amassed an incredible amount in excess funds. Every year, it generates an estimated P50 billion…
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Herbosa pointed to a widespread misunderstanding of the fundamental difference between a pension fund and health insurance, which he said had led to…
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In a Senate hearing presided over by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health last Wednesday, pressing concerns surrounding…
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ALTER remitted P117.93 million, its first dividend to GSIS, a year after the latter made a P1.45-billion equity investment to support the company’s renewable…
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Moscow has been advancing in east Ukraine for months
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has postponed signing the General Appropriations Bill (GAB), the 2025 national budget proposal, on Wednesday to allow additional…
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Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, along with members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) board, on Monday approved a P284-billion corporate…
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The Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Monday that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) still has sufficient funds to cover its members’…
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The decision of Congress to remove the subsidies for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in the 2025 national budget will be contested before…
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Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said the zero subsidies for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) under the approved bicameral…
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‘Full-year headline figures reflect sustained improvement but underscore the need to intensify efforts to create more and better-quality jobs to meet the…
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The Philippines reserves its right to deploy military ships in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite the positioning of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go welcomed the recent approval of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)’s preventive oral health benefit package…
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Despite facing potential budget cuts in 2024, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has outlined plans to expand its health benefit…
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The Supreme Court (SC) rescheduled the oral arguments on consolidated petitions challenging the legality of transferring surplus funds from government-owned…
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" C. Remulla has approved the full adoption of the Department of Justice (DoJ) Development Plan for 2023-2028,…
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" C. Remulla has approved and ordered the full adoption of the Department of Justice (DoJ) Development Plan for…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is giving non-compliant, delinquent, suspended and revoked corporations until the end of the year to avail of…
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