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Commissioners for Good Governance

The Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG) has to oversee more than 100 GOCCs. Republic Act 10149 or the “GOCC Governance Act of...

BDO Foundation: 140 health centers rehabilitated

In just a little over a decade, BDO Foundation has successfully rehabilitated 140 rural health units (RHUs) all over the Philippines as part of...

PhilHealth and DICT sign pact to further boost health insurance services through digitalization

State health insurer PhilHealth and Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate and work on...

February is National Health Insurance Month

February of each year marks the country’s observance of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Month by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 1400 s. 2007...

Upgrading health centers, improving lives

Small as they seem, local community health centers hold a significant impact in improving Filipinos' lives. According to the 2017 National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS),...

Labor group welcomes moratorium on Philhealth premium increase

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) welcomed a memorandum from the Office of the President that holds in abeyance the scheduled increase in PhilHealth...

Pneumonia vaccine should be made available to all adults—experts

With an ageing population and the need for a healthy workforce, the government and the private sector have to work together to make the pneumonia vaccine available to vulnerable segments of the population to protect them against this vaccine-preventable disease as well as boost morale in the workplace.

Healthcare where no one gets left behind

The sprouting acts of kindness have been one of the positive outcomes of the pandemic. As the world began to realize the value of...

PhilHealth, OTC secure health of transport cooperative members

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Office of the Transport Cooperatives (OTC) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation to ensure...

Coming together to promote UHC

On behalf of the UHC Watch Alliance of Health Advocacy Groups, Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations, Health Justice, Bantay Consumer, Calsada Kuryente or BKC,...