PBBM admin addressing long-standing gaps in flood control system

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos | Philippine News Agency President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is addressing long-standing gaps in the country’s flood control system through new and improved infrastructure projects, Malacañang said Thursday. In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer and Presidential Communications Office...

PhilHealth to expand primary care, ‘No Balance Billing’ under DOH-aligned framework

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor | Philippine News Agency The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is committed to accelerating primary care expansion and reinforcing financial protection through the No Balance Billing (NBB) policy nationwide under a unified strategic format with the Department of...

Palace: Guteza recantation warrants probe into alleged manipulation

By Darryl John Esguerra | Philippine News Agency Malacañang said Thursday that the recantation of former security aide Orly Guteza should prompt authorities to investigate whether he was manipulated into making false allegations in the ongoing probe into the flood control scandal. Palace...

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DILG chief urges Congress to give gun laws more teeth

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan | Philippine News Agency Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Wednesday that the country needs a more comprehensive law that would hold negligent firearm owners criminally liable when their registered weapons are used in crimes. Remulla made the remark...