Independent health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon on Thursday, Dec. 11, warned that PhilHealth’s weakening capacity, driven by major funding decisions in recent years, is leaving more Filipino families vulnerable to medical debt, citing a new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study showing that...
Just because President Marcos did not certify the four priority bills as urgent does not mean he lacked sincerity in wanting them passed as soon as possible, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the message of the President was clear: the four...
A majority of Filipino families cannot afford even modest medical expenses without going into debt, a new study released by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) showed. In its nationwide study The Filipino Family, BCG found that 64 percent of households would be unable to pay a P10,000 hospital bill...
President Marcos and Congress leaders have identified 44 measures under the Common Legislative Agenda (CLA) of the 20th Congress, focusing on agriculture, social services, energy security, and governance reforms. The measures were finalized during the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, September 30, said it has urged Congress to prioritize amendments to key education laws, including the School-Based Feeding Program and the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE), during the first...
President Marcos has declared that patients admitted in Department of Health (DOH) hospitals will no longer have to pay for their bills. "Ito po – itinuloy na po natin ang zero balance billing. Libre po (Here it is – we have continued the zero balance billing. It’s free)," Marcos...
While short-dated treasury bills (T-bills) will still be offered from July to September, the national government will also issue long-term retail debt instruments amounting to around ₱200 billion within the third quarter of 2025. Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph G. Recto told reporters...
The Marcos administration has borrowed ₱28.4 billion from domestic creditors through the sale of short-term debt on Monday, July 14—surpassing its target for a second straight week as investor demand strengthened amid lower borrowing costs due to heightened tariff-led global economic...
The Marcos administration raised ₱28.4 billion from domestic investors in Monday’s sale of short-term debt, surpassing its target as demand remained firm, with investors attracted to the higher yields of Treasury bills (T-bills) compared to shorter offerings from the central bank. During the...
The government has once again exceeded its ₱25-billion borrowing target, raising ₱28.6 billion from short-term debt papers, as cooling inflation and growing expectations of a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) rate cut sustained investor demand and pushed yields lower across all tenors. At the...
The government on Monday, June 2, borrowed ₱28.6 billion—exceeding its ₱25-billion offer—through short-term debt papers as domestic lenders flocked to the sale, eager to lock in relatively higher interest rates ahead of an expected decline in the coming months. At the latest treasury bills...
The Marcos administration has successfully borrowed ₱25 billion from domestic lenders through short-term debt papers, as creditors moved to lock in relatively higher interest rates ahead of a possible reduction in key borrowing costs by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) at its policy meeting...
