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A LAWMAKER urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to fully cover cancer treatment, heart bypass surgery and major hospital operations amid its plans to increase benefits by 30 percent.
MANILA, Philippines — Departing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) no longer need to worry about missing their flights – at least as far as airfare is concerned – as the Bureau of Immigration (BI) will shoulder it if the delay was caused by “prolonged immigration checks,” a lawmaker said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Interested parties have more time to submit bids for the online voting and counting system (OVCS) to be used in the May 2025 elections, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
MANILA, Philippines — Congress has approved a substantial increase of as much as P27.3 billion for state universities and colleges (SUC) for 2024 through unprogrammed funds.
To help address children's nutrition woes, which affect their performance in school, P300 million has been allocated under the 2024 national budget for evidence-based nutrition interventions during the early years, Senator Win Gatchalian said.
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go was in attendance at the 1st Warden's Rapid Chess Tournament at the Abreeza Mall in Davao City on Saturday, February 3, underscoring his ongoing commitment to fostering athletic talent and grassroots sports development in the Philippines.
With the "politician's initiative" killed by a presidential order, the P12-billion fund in the Commission on Election's (Comelec) 2024 budget earmarked for a plebiscite should now be used for other purposes, Sen. Chiz Escudero said.
MANILA, Philippines — A budget of P1.64 billion has been set for the procurement of the transmission system for the midterm elections in 2025.