Senator Sonny Angara has urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to fast track the reimbursment claims of private hospitals, saying the country could not afford to have its healthcare system plunging into another crisis. Angara made the call after some private hospitals in Metro...
A male owner of a travel agency was arrested in an entrapment operation on Friday, October 29, for supposedly fixing online appointment slots with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for passport renewal applicants, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) reported. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA...
Two fixers offering "sure pass" emission testing and vehicle registration renewal to motorists at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) were arrested by joint elements of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Philippine National Poice (PNP) over the weekend. The two alleged fixers arrested by...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has commended the local government of Pasig City for its latest innovative service that allows residents to pay their annual real property tax for 2022 using the Pasig City Online Payment Facility. 40540 ARTA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pasig...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is set to meet with representatives from various government agencies in the health sector to discuss the possible inclusion of coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid antigen tests in the reimbursable costs of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). (FILE...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), along with other key government agencies, issued a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) containing guidelines on the processing of the benefits of uniformed personnel and their legal beneficiaries. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) This came months after President Duterte ordered...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has expressed support for Senate Bill (SB) 1764 or the proposed Use of Digital Payments Act that allows the digital collection of taxes and fees, payments, and other disbursements. File photo SB 1764 mandates the use of digital payment in the collection of taxes,...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) urged the Department of Health (DOH) to hasten its review of its policies for the possible expansion of the Special Risk Allowance (SRA) coverage to include all health workers who served in hospitals and other health facilities during the coronavirus disease...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has reiterated its call for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to actively find solutions to address the backlog in the payment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) claims, reminding them that the pandemic was not an excuse for delays. Anti-Red...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has identified at least three causes of delay in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) processing of payments of hospital claims amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Philippine Health Insurance...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) committed to working with the Commission on Audit (COA) in its vital role of promoting transparency in government despite the latter citing the agency for supposed "non-submission" of its financial documents for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. Anti-Red Tape Authority...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has asked PhilHealth to be "more aggressive" in finding solutions to their connectivity issues to address the pending applications for coronavirus-related claims. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica (Photo from ARTA) ARTA...
