Chiz: PhilHealth has enough fiscal space to cut premium rates
MANILA – Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday said the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) can afford to slash the mandatory contribution paid by its members due to the huge…
PBBM scores 50% approval, trust ratings: Pulse Asia polls
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. scored 50 percent on the latest Pulse Asia survey on the performance and trustworthiness of the country’s top government officials, which was released Monday night.…
Marcos sees rice prices going down further
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is optimistic that rice prices would go down further, consistent with the current price trend of the staple in Southeast Asia. In a sectoral…
Gov’t plans to buy 600K doses of ASF vaccines before yearend
MANILA – The government is looking to complete the procurement of 600,000 doses of vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) within the year to rebuild the country’s pork industry. In a…
PhilHealth board recommends end of single period confinement rule
MANILA – The Benefits Committee (BenCom) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) Board of Directors has decided to create a new policy that would remove the single period of confinement…
Significant drop in rice prices to be felt in January: DA
MANILA – With the reduced tariff on imported rice, a significant drop in its market price is expected in January, according to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on…
Solar-powered water systems to provide Batangueños reliable supply
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Department of Public Works and Highways in Calabarzon (Region IV-A) has announced the completion of three solar water system projects in Batangas province that are expected to…
DTI, NEDA to review P64 daily food threshold: solon
MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has committed to review the country’s food poverty threshold of PHP63.87 per person a day, according to a lawmaker. During the plenary…
DA OKs movement of ASF-negative hogs from red zones
MANILA – Movements of healthy and African swine fever (ASF)-negative hogs from red zones or barangays with active ASF cases are now allowed, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). This…
P40/kg of rice under Rice for All possible in Kadiwa stores by October
MANILA – The public may soon have access to PHP40 per kilogram of mixed imported and local well-milled rice in its Kadiwa stores in October, according to Department of Agriculture (DA)…