Inter-agency body to oversee PhilHealth digital transformation formed

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | Philippine News Agency President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has institutionalized an inter-agency body that will supervise the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) digital transformation to ensure the delivery of “faster, corruption-free, and citizen-centered” healthcare services. Under Administrative Order...

PBBM issues EOs simplifying SWDA accreditation, advancing PH development goals

By Brian Campued President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued executive orders (EOs) streamlining the accreditation process for social welfare and development agencies (SWDAs) as well as implementing a national strategic technological cooperation framework aimed at advancing the Philippines’ development goals and...

From womb through primary care: DSWD, PhilHealth boost programs for mothers, children

By Brian Campued In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to bring government services closer to Filipinos, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) continue to strengthen its health care programs for mothers...

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41 lawmakers seek probe on online news aggregator site over disinformation, extortion allegations

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet Forty-one lawmakers filed House Resolution No. 1006 late Tuesday, calling for an investigation into the alleged robbery-extortion activities of an online media startup. HR 1006 directs the House Committees on Public Order and Safety; Information and Communications Technology; and...