Reinforcing the government’s commitment to accessible and inclusive healthcare, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) have joined forces to enhance healthcare support for underprivileged Filipino students and their families. (Photo...
The Ayala Group continues to dispose of non-core businesses with the sale of its telehealth provider KonsultaMD to Metro Pacific Health Tech Corporation (mWell) so it can better focus on more promising endeavors. The move comes after the sale of a portion of its stake in GCash to Mitsubishi and the...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) officially announced on Friday, Jan. 12, the implementation of a “five percent” premium rate increase for the year 2024. (Zekinah Elize Espina / Manila Bulletin) “For us to be able to sustain these benefit enhancements, PhilHealth...
Globe Telecom Inc.’s healthcare business can become the country’s next unicorn, President and CEO Ernest Cu announced Friday, December 2. “I think the potential relates to the size of the problem that we are trying to address and that has to do with healthcare," he explained "So I would have...
Vice President Leni Robredo may bring her Bayanihan E-Konsulta, which offered free telemedicine services during the Covid-19 pandemic, to local communities under the setup of her soon-to-be-launched Angat Buhay NGO (non-government organization) after she leaves office on June 30. Vice President...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo is finalizing details of her Angat Buhay non-government organization (NGO), which might possibly include her widely successful free telemedicine initiative, the Bayanihan E-Konsulta, once her term ends on June 30, her spokesman said. Vice President Leni Robredo...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s senatorial bets on Wednesday, Feb. 9, appealed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to continue its COVID-19 pandemic response initiatives during the campaign period. The senatorial slate of...
It would be such a pity if the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will not grant the exemption from the election ban the Office of the Vice President (OVP) is asking for its COVID-19 response initiatives, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, Feb. 6. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) The...
As the official campaign season nears, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Jan. 27, admitted that it will be a struggle for her to do on-the-ground campaigning because of the limitations due to COVID-19 and the conflicts with her schedule as the country’s second highest...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is waiting for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow her to continue with her COVID-19 response programs during the campaign period that will officially start on February 8. Vice President Leni Robredo oversees the Swab Cab operations at...
Amid the new surge of coronavirus cases in the country, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has postponed campaign-related activities to focus on her office’s COVID-19 response programs, her spokesman said. Vice President Leni Robredo oversees the Swab Cab operations at the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo tightly hugged a child in a latest advertisement for her new campaign tagline: “Gobyernong Tapat, Angat Buhay Lahat (Honest Goverment, a Better Life for All).” Vice President Leni Robredo launches a new advertisement for her campaign tagline:...