Cocogen wins at the Insurance Asia Awards 2024
MANILA, Philippines — As a testament to its unwavering commitment to the industry, Cocogen Insurance Inc. received two recognitions from the Insurance Asia Awards 2024.
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Flood-damaged schools to defer class opening
MANILA, Philippines — Schools damaged by Typhoon Carina or still with numerous concerns to address might have to postpone the opening of classes on Monday, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said yesterday.
The buzz about telemedicine
Health care in the country has become an important concern, especially with an ageing baby boomer population and longer life spans. A welcome development has been the ease and convenience of telemedicine and telehealth services – something that ideally should be more accessible for everyone no matter the income level.
Recto defends PhilHealth, PDIC fund impounding
MANILA, Philippines — Utilizing about P200 billion in excess funds of state-run corporations can help the economy attain a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of as much as 6.5 percent this year, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said yesterday.
PhilHealth's transfer of P89.9 billion legal, Congress approved –DOF
MANILA, Philippines — It was a mandate from Congress that pushed the Department of Finance to order state health insurer PhilHealth to remit its unused budget of P89.9 billion back to the treasury.
Not mentioned: PhilHealth fund impounding, Cha-cha, Maharlika
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos was silent yesterday on calls to return P89.9 billion to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) from the National Treasury, even as he ordered agencies and government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) to be judicious in spending public funds.
Senator questions legality of PhilHealth fund transfer
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Bong Go is questioning the legality of the Department of Finance (DOF)’s order to have the P89.9 billion in excess funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. moved to the national treasury to finance this year’s unprogrammed appropriations.
Employee session links climate impact with mental health resilience
CLIMATE-RELATED events and their adversities have a profound impact on the mental health of many Filipinos, especially among agricultural workers and those living in vulnerable communities. Hence, mental health care should be accessible to all members of our society, regardless of their socioeconomic status. The need becomes more urgent considering the findings of a Philippine Mental Health Association Inc. study that say that there is a severe shortage of mental health professionals for every 100,000 Filipinos.
Transfer of PhilHealth reserve funds draws flak
SEN. JV Ejercito has expressed concern over the transfer of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) reserve funds to unprogrammed national government reserves.