Manila: The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is studying how it could include emergency care services in the benefit packages offered to members next year.
PhilHealth Health Finance Policy Sector senior vice president Israel Franc…
Manila: Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday stressed the importance of swiftly concluding the Senate investigation into illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) to stay on the main objective of uncovering the true masterminds beh…
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – La Union Vice Governor Mario Eduardo Ortega filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for governor on Monday, pitting him against granddaughter, incumbent Governor Raphaelle Veronica Ortega-David, in the 2025 midterm polls.
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Manila: Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero expects the revival of the Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) program, which will enable the Philippines to develop its local defense industry, to significantly contribute to the country’s independent …
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Northern Mindanao experienced a surge in the certificate of candidacy (COC) filings on Monday, just a day before the deadline, with all events remaining peaceful.
In Misamis Oriental, Go…
Manila: Big names in the local political scene formalized their bid for senatorial seats on Monday, the second to the last day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for next year’s midterm elections.
Outgoing Department of the Interior an…
Manila: The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted a man convicted by a Makati court of illegal firearms possession after being apprehended by authorities for a traffic violation.
In a news release Monday, the court stressed that simply violating ordinance…
Manila: Police officers arrested four suspected drug peddlers and seized PHP3.74 million worth of shabu in a sting operation in Tondo, Manila on Sunday.
In a report Monday, Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP DEG) chief Brig. Gen. …
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) distributed titles and installed 276 farmers in awarded lands in three sites in southern Negros Occidental from September to the first week of October.
The recipients are agrarian reform benefic…