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(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is studying the request made by the Department of Health (DoH) to defer the implementation of the 5 percent hike in contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), Malacañang said Wednesday.

MALACAÑANG on Wednesday said President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is now looking into the proposal of the Department of Health (DOH) to suspend the implementation of the 5-percent premium hike of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). “The President is studying the request,” Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy V.…

THE officials of Bogo city in northern Cebu took their oaths of allegiance to One Cebu, the provincial political party led by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, marking the end of the over two-decade-long feud between the Martinez and Garcia families.

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The Department of Transportation (DOTr), together with other government agencies, is offering assistance to drivers and operators affected by the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) to improve their livelihood.

A group of lawmakers challenged before the Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday the constitutionality of the “staggering” excess of P449,540,510,000 allocated in the unprogrammed appropriations “discreetly embedded” in the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) or RA No. 11975. Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman filed the petition for certiorari and prohibition, docketed as…

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is reviewing the imposition of special safeguard duties (SSG) on imported coffee following the recent bilateral meeting between Manila and Jakarta. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. confirmed on Tuesday that the DA is undertaking the necessary policy review regarding the SSG on imported…

The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects a flat growth in rice output this year due rising incidents of droughts caused by El Niño.  Manila is now set to finally sign a new memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Hanoi during the upcoming visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to Vietnam…

Manila, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. today expressed his intention to expand bilateral relations between his country and Brazil.

The Covid-19 pandemic brought many countries to their knees and tested the world’s resilience like never before. The health crisis triggered a global economic downturn of unprecedented magnitude when governments imposed strict lockdowns and travel restrictions to contain the virus, bringing entire industries to a standstill. Businesses—both large and small—faced…