Filipinos shoulder up to 44.7% of medical costs even with PhilHealth

Zacarian Sarao 10/06/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos still shoulder out-of-pocket expenditures ranging from 34 to 44.7 percent, according to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Out-of-pocket expenditures are expenses paid by an individual not covered by the health insurance, in…

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake hits Agusan del Sur

Jean Mangaluz 09/16/2022

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit Agusan del Sur on Friday, September 16, 2022, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs detected the quake at 12:51 a.m. and traced its epicenter…

Suspect in rape-slay of teenaged biker arrested in Camarines Sur

Beatrice Pinlac 08/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines – The suspect behind the rape and murder of a 15-year-old biker in Bulacan has been arrested, the police said Friday, August 19, 2022. The Bulacan Police Provincial Office confirmed that Gaspar Maneja Jr., alias…

Bongbong Marcos discusses sugar supply with food manufacturers

Neil Arwin Mercado 08/16/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. met with members of the Philippine Chamber of Food Manufacturers Inc. in Malacañang on Monday, August 15, 2022, to tackle concerns over the sugar supply in the country. “We…

Comelec: No proof of vote shaving, padding

Daniza Fernandez 05/25/2022

MANILA, Philippines — There is no proof of any vote shaving or vote padding in the recently-concluded May polls, Commission on Elections (Comelec) acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco assured the public Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Laudiangco was…

Sanction countries not reducing carbon emissions – Duterte

Daphne Galvez 05/24/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Countries that fail to reduce their carbon emissions as they had promised should be sanctioned, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday in his weekly taped “Talk to the People” briefing. “Unless the industrialized countries…

Taal Volcano update: 3 phreatomagmatic bursts, 13 quakes recorded

Cathrine Gonzales 04/01/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Three phreatomagmatic bursts and 13 volcanic earthquakes from Taal Volcano were recorded in a 24-hour period by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said in its Friday morning update that the…

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