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DOH, PhilHealth eye expanded benefits for middle-income workers
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (415+ words) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is exploring ways to provide enhanced benefits for middle-income workers who directly contribute to the insurance fund, officials said on Saturday. In a radio broadcast, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa acknowledged that current PhilHealth programs…...
MYEG, PEZA renew partnership for locators' digital payment options
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (212+ words) Electronic solutions provider MYEG Philippines Inc. has renewed its partnership with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), giving locators access to over 100,000 payment options across the country. Under the partnership, PEZA locators will continue to be allowed to make payments…...
CDO denies debt, insists payments for health center project released
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (354+ words) The City Government of Cagayan de Oro has maintained that it has paid the contractor of the unfinished P64 million Mega Health Center project in Macanhan, Barangay Carmen, contrary to the contractor's claim that the local government has not released any…...
Advocacy groups file SC petition vs. PhilHealth zero subsidy in 2025 budget
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (326+ words) Several health advocacy groups on Friday filed a petition with the Supreme Court questioning the zero subsidy for state insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in the 2025 national budget. Among the petitioners are Social Watch Philippines, Medical Action Group, Sentro…...
SC justice Lopez: PhilHealth covered P50,000 of my P7-M hospital bill
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (328+ words) Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Jhosep Lopez has shared that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) only covered a small portion of his almost P7-million hospital bill after he underwent treatment for esophageal cancer years ago. Lopez made the remark…...