PhilHealth contributions untouched, Recto assures senators

MANILA: The government’s move to divert unutilized funds from government-owned-and-controlled corporations (GOCCs) will not include contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Finance Secretary Ralph Recto assured senato…

Pangasinan runner wins 1,500m gold at ROTC Games Luzon leg

MANILA: Mary Rose Frias of Pangasinan province delivered the first gold medal in the Philippine Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games Luzon leg after ruling the women’s 1,500m run at the Cavite State University (CvSU) track oval in Indang town …

OWWA assessing aid for flood-hit OFWs, kin

MANILA: An assessment is underway to determine if there are families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been affected by the recent massive floods that hit Metro Manila and nearby areas, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) sai…

House OKs measure allowing motorcycles-for-hire

MANILA: Voting 200-1 with no abstention, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) 10424, which allows the operation of motorcycles as common carriers for the transportation of passengers and goods, in…

P192-M aid released to 2K FRs in Caraga

BUTUAN: The Department of the Interior and Local Government in the Caraga Region (DILG-13) has provided over PHP192 million worth of assistance to former communist rebels in the area since 2018, an official said Tuesday.

DILG-13 Director Ma. Loisella…