Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday renewed her appeal for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to continue providing the full 144 dialysis sessions this year as the country is still in a state of an emergency due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Hontiveros lamented many of the...
Globe Telecom Inc. now covers at least 88 percent of the National Capital Region, the telco Monday, (June 21) reported. Bonifacio Global City Central Business District (CBD) and Ortigas CBD registered the highest 5G outdoor coverage, both at 97 percent. Makati CBD is third, with 96 percent coverage...
The country's third telco, DITO Telecommunity, is currently ironing out issues on phone compatibility, speed, and signal coverage. “We are continuously working with handset manufacturers to certify and test more DITO-ready phones with 4G VoLTE and 5G technology," according to DITO Chief...
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the measure seeking to increase the deposit insurance coverage provided for by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC). Sen. Sonny Angara (Alexis Nueva España / Senate PRIB / FILE PHOTO) With more Filipinos now putting their money in banks, Angara said the...
Smart Communications Inc. has tripled the number of its 5G sites nationwide to over 1,400, including Baguio and Cagayan de Oro, the telco announced Friday, (Feb. 26). These include 5G sites recently fired up in Benguet, Misamis Oriental and Zamboanga Sibugay. Already, Smart has deployed 5G sites in...
Most of Metro Manila, 80 percent total, now has 5th Generation (5G) outdoor coverage, Globe Telecom Inc. today (Jan. 21) announced. Both Bonifacio Global City and Ortigas Commercial Business Districts (CBDs) already have 97 per cent 5G coverage while Makati has 95 per cent. The top nine cities with...
Finance and health officials from across Asia and the Pacific stressed the importance of universal health coverage (UHC) and the need for stronger collaboration to mobilize healthcare financing, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. At the joint ministers of finance and health symposium on UHC in...
