A revolutionary technology in digital imaging for detection and treatment of cancer is finally coming to the Philippines very soon. Makati Life Medical Center is the first to bring the uMI 550 Digital positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (PET/CT) system within this year following a...
The Insurance Commission (IC) has reinstated the two-tiered minimum insurance premium rates for catastrophe insurance products. Based on IC Circular Letter No. 2024-11, premium rates for earthquake risks now back at 0.10 percent, while for typhoons and floods, they are set again at 0.05 percent....
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday, Feb. 13, announced the date and venue for the annual "Walk for Life" event. (Various church organizations joined early morning “Walk for Life” in Manila on Feb.18, 2023 / Photo credit to CBCP News) In a statement, the church...
With an expanding portfolio of insured properties from government agencies, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has emerged as the largest non-life insurer in the country. Wick Veloso, GSIS president and general manager, said the pension fund's gross premiums written (GPW) for its...
Creamline and Choco Mucho anticipate another challenging conference when the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino hostilities fire off on Feb. 20 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Alyssa Valdez, skipper of the defending champion Cool Smashers, welcomed the new developments in the league that include...
Valentine’s Day looms around the corner, and single Filipinos are slowly disappearing by the early 2020s. A comparison of data revealed that single persons began to decline from 43.8 percent in 2015 to 39.7 percent in 2020, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The shrinking...
(Manila Bulletin File Photo) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found that slightly fewer Filipino families expect their quality of life to improve in the coming months. The independent survey, which was conducted from Dec. 8 to 11, 2023 but released on Feb. 6, revealed that 44 percent of adult...
OCTA Research’s December 2023 “Tugon ng Masa” Survey (OCTA) OCTA Research's December 2023 "Tugon ng Masa" survey found that half of Filipinos expect the Philippine economy to remain unchanged over the next six months. The survey results released on Monday, Jan. 29 revealed that 51 percent...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted in December 2023 found that nearly half of Filipinos think their quality of life remained “unchanged” compared to a year ago. Forty-five percent of Filipinos believe their quality of life has remained the same, 30 percent think it has "improved,"...
Pru Life UK announced the appointment of Sanjay Chakrabarty as its new Philippine Chief Executive Officer (CEO) starting February 1, 2024, subject to regulatory approval. In a statement, the firm said Chakrabarty will succeed the current CEO, Eng Teng Wong, who is moving back to Malaysia to spend...
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(Arnold Quizol / Manila Bulletin) Forty-eight percent of Filipinos expect their quality of life to improve in the next 12 months, based on the third quarter of 2023 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results. The survey, fielded from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 through face-to-face interviews with 1,200...
