By Maria Victoria M. Lucasan, RND, MBA I had PCOS but I was not aware of it until I had difficulty getting pregnant. Menstruation would come on time. No abdominal cramps, no acne. I was asymptomatic. In my entire career, however, I was exposed to an environment of free meals that were fat-laden,...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Wednesday, Feb. 1, announced the kick off of a mentorship program for entrepreneurs in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which aims to facilitate a modules-based program to help small and medium businesses scale up and bring equal...
As the number of COVID-19 cases in the country increased, insurance claim payouts due to the pandemic hit P8.2 billion in the first nine months of last year, a survey conducted by the Insurance Commission revealed. In a statement, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said on Monday, Jan. 31 that...
The Insurance Commission reported that the premium income of insurers in the country jumped by double digits in the second-quarter, an indication of the country’s economic recovery from a prolonged pandemic. In a statement, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa said on Tuesday, Oct. 26, that the...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) received more than 17,000 online maternity benefit applications one month after its initial implementation. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said the My.SSSPortal on the SSS website received 17,726 maternity benefit...
Insurance payments related to the coronavirus pandemic hit more than P8 billion. IC Comm. Dennis B. Funa Since the pandemic began, Insurance Commissioner Dennis B. Funa reported that payouts made by life and non-life insurers, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and mutual benefit associations...
Diane Querrer graduation photo taken in 2019 PTV news anchor and television host Diane Querrer added another feather to her cap when she finished the Master in Business Administration (MBA) program at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. "Finally, after a year of delay...