MANILA, Philippines — At least P13 billion of the P60 billion funds diverted from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) in 2024 were used as government counterpart financing for foreign-assisted projects (FAPs), a lawmaker revealed on Saturday,…
MANILA, Philippines—Labor coalition Nagkaisa has called on the Office of the Ombudsman to create a fact-finding task force that will investigate and penalize those involved in the transfer of P60 billion worth of funds from the Philippine…
The Supreme Court (SC) has rejected a special provision of the 2024 budget law and a circular from the Department of Finance (DOF), paving the way for the return of P60 billion in excess funds to the Philippine…
MANILA, Philippines – Citing low completion rates and idle infrastructure projects, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian vowed to transfer the P3-billion allocation for the Tatag ng Imprastraktura para sa Kapayapaan at Seguridad (TIKAS) Program from the Department of Public…
MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday announced the return of the P60 billion in excess funds to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), after its previous transfer to the national treasury, to support the state…
MANILA, Philippines — While the Department of Education (DepEd) maintained a high obligation rate from 2020, a government policy research arm raised concern as only 11 percent of textbook funds were disbursed in 2023. In its report…
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Monday said it has sufficient funds to cover all the benefit package payments and planned expansion of package rates next year. In a media forum in Pasig City,…
MANILA, Philippines — One of the seven officials of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) linked to alleged misuse of government funds under Vice President Sara Duterte’s watch fled the Philippines for Los Angeles on Monday night.…
MANILA, Philippines — It was then-President Rodrigo Duterte who ordered the transfer of P47.6 billion in COVID-19 funds from the Department of Health (DOH) to the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) in 2020. Former Health…
Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Bamban mayor Alice Guo says she spent just P134,000 in 2022 campaign…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the homecourt advantage, the Central Visayas Football Association’s (CVFA) U19 football squad is in dire need of funding to sustain their training and preparation for their hosting of the Philippine Football Federation…
MANILA, Philippines — Critics of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) must remain vigilant despite its expected signing into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Sen. Francis Escudero said on Sunday as he underscored the Supreme Court’s critical…
