Marcos mulls pause on PhilHealth premium rate hike

Dexter Cabalza, Julie Aurelio 02/24/2024

Malacañang clarified on Friday that President Marcos is still reviewing whether to suspend the five-percent increase in premium rates of PhilHealth that started on January 1. According to Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil, the President is…

PhilHealth rate hikes may be imposed after inflation lowers at ‘comfortable level’ — Zubiri

Daniza Fernandez 01/03/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The premium rate hikes of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) may be imposed after the country’s inflation declines at a “more comfortable level.” Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said this on Tuesday as…

Duque seeks suspension of PhilHealth premium payment hike for OFWs

Daphne Galvez 05/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday called for the suspension of the increase in premium payments to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as provided in the implementing…

Philhealth to hike members’ premium starting January 2020

Futch Anthony Inso 01/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHeath) will increase the premium that they are collecting from their members starting January this year. Dina Cinchez, Public Information Officer of PhilHealth in Cebu City, said that…

The MG RX5 is a promising compact crossover

Brian J. Ochoa 02/09/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – It’s new, it looks and feels premium, and it’s fast. With that said, the Morris Garages (MG) RX5 seems to be one promising compact crossover for the Cebuano market. Pricing will be its…

City di Mare launched as premium stop for MyBus routes

PR 08/25/2018

A SYMBOLIC handshake between Filinvest (FLI) and Metro Rapid Transit Service, Inc. (MRTSI), represented by (from left) FLI Area Group Head for Sales, Angelyn Racaza, FLI Project Development Head for Visayas MRB, Julie Castanos, FLI Product Head…

New Nokia phones’ come-ons: Long battery life, premium looks

08/16/2018

LONG-LASTING battery life and premium looks is what Nokia brings to its Cebuano market, and nationwide. Shannon Mead, country head of HMD Global Philippines introduces two new Nokia budget phones, the Nokia 2.1 and Nokia 3.1, which…

The right formula for a premium crossover

Carl Cabusas 04/02/2018

G01 BMW X3 BMW’s compact crossover, the X3 has been around since the early 2000. It was generally a good compact crossover or Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) as BMW would like to call it. But if you…

PhilHealth adjusts employees’ premium

PR 02/04/2018

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) starts implementing its premium adjustment for formal economy members this year. The adjustment will be applied to employees’ PhilHealth premiums for the month of January, when employers will remit and report to…

Toyota Mabolo to put a premium on ‘customer delight’

Brian Judilla Ochoa, Paolo Gabriel Demillo 10/09/2017

THE NEWLY opened Toyota Mabolo Cebu, Inc. vowed to give its customers a one-of-a-kind experience with its unique dealership setup. The new Toyota dealership located along Pope John Paul II Avenue, Mabolo, Cebu City, is part of…

Phoenix Premium golf winners

Glendale G. Rosal 07/01/2017

ERIC Deen and Joseph Yukayguan emerged the biggest winners in the 200-player field after they clinched the top individual honors in the 18-hole inaugural Cebu leg of the Phoenix Premium 98 Open Golf Tournament last Friday at…

200 golfers to take part in Phoenix Premium 98 Amateur Open on Friday

Dale G. Rosal 06/27/2017

TWO HUNDRED golfers will take part in the Cebu edition of the Phoenix Premium 98 Amateur Open this Friday at the Cebu Country Club. Tournament director Liloh Evangelista was very pleased that they exceeded the initial 120…

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