As PhilHealth recalibrates its role under universal health care, leadership and culture converge to make prevention practical, accessible, and trusted.
Universal health care has long...
Before “yakap” ever became part of a national health lexicon, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) was already navigating one of the most consequential inflection points in its three-decade history.
BY AMBASSADOR KAZUYA ENDO — This year, exceptional exchanges have so far elevated the 70th anniversary of Philippines-Japan Friendship to greater heights of trust...
One day, toward the end of 1967, National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera sat down to look critically at the state of Philippine literature...
This year, the Philippines assumes the ASEAN chairship. For one calendar year—from Jan.1 to Dec. 31, 2026—the country will be leading an 11-nation regional bloc that is home to 700 million people and ranks as having the 5th largest economy in the world.
In a period marked by fiscal pressure, public distrust, and growing demands for government accountability, Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza...
BY HIS own admission, the young Orlando “Orly” Mercado was “a dyed-in-the-wool, left-wing activist,” having organized his first labor union shortly after beginning his...
A golden salakot, held aloft by two merlions rising from blue waters, forms the iconic emblem of the Insurance Commission (IC). The merlions themselves...
Angelic, with a hint of sadness and uncertainty framing an otherwise cherubic, smiling face, the boy is small, thin, amiable, and sprightly.
When asked what...
