PhilHealth increases benefit package for severe dengue by 200%

11/11/2024

As dengue fever cases continue to rise in the country, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has significantly increased its benefit package for severe dengue from P16,000 to P47,000, effective November 1, 2024. This substantial increase, part…

Lawmaker pushes further expansion of PhilHealth coverage

Luisa Cabato 10/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to increase by 20 percent its benefits coverage. In a statement on Sunday, AGRI party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee cited inflation as one of the…

Things to know about the Cebu BRT — the first in the country

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 02/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The public witnessed on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, the ceremonial groundbreaking of the anticipated Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – package one. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., led the groundbreaking and he was…

3 schools benefit from Project E-lab

PR 11/29/2019

Three schools offering the Senior High course Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM) in Metro Cebu — Abellana National School, Mandaue City Comprehensive NHS and Naga City NHS — received refurbished laboratories under the Aboitiz Foundation and Visayan…

15 days paid paternity leave eyed after expanded maternity benefit

Inquirer.net 02/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — After the enactment of the 105-day paid maternity leave benefit for women workers, Congress is “expected to lengthen the paternity leave for fathers as well,” Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said Friday. Pimentel…

Centcom believes it will also benefit the Visayas

Inquirer.net, Nestle L. Semilla 12/12/2018

ML EXTENSION IN MINDANAO For the third time, Congress gave its nod on Wednesday to President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in Mindanao for another year, a move the Chief Executive said would “put an…

Cebu is richest province but Gwen poses question on whether Cebuanos benefit from it

Morexette B. Erram, Rosalie Abatayo 11/06/2018

  Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale expressed elation over the report of the Commission on Audit that Cebu remains the richest province in the country. She said the Capitol is being extra cautious in spending to maximize the…

Table tennis to benefit from PSC-PSI Regional Training Center

Hendrix Gil Berdin Lato 10/23/2018

A MULTI-STOREY building at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) will soon rise and will be the home of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-Philippine Sports Institute (PSI) Regional Training Center, according to PSC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez. The…

Durano: ‘Cebuanos will benefit under Arroyo leadership’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/24/2018

At least four of the 10 Cebuano congressmen voted for the ouster of Pantaleon Alvarez. They are Representatives Bebot Abellanosa of Cebu City’s south district, Raul del Mar of the north district, ,Benhur Salimbangon of the fourth…

Province eyeing to benefit 500 scholars

CNU Intern 06/11/2018

AT least 500 of the 1,318 applicants will be accepted into the Cebu provincial government’s Paglaum scholarship program for school year 2018-2019 depending on the available budget, according to Heddah Largo of the Cebu Provincial Women’s Commission.…

Single parents in Talisay to benefit from financial, medical assistance

John Michael Aroa 06/11/2018

At least 800 single parents will benefit the financial and medical assistance from Talisay City government this year. The city government allocated more than P600,000 to the qualified single parents. Talisay City Social Welfare Office head Bebeth…

More rural folks to benefit in bid to expand online jobs program

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/03/2018

EQUIPPED with a bigger budget, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) aims to expand its Rural Impact Sourcing (RIS) program to link more people in far-flung areas to online jobs and employment opportunities. DICT Undersecretary…

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