SSS offers calamity, salary loans in areas hit by cyclones
MANILA, November 26 ------ SSS members affected by the string of storms that recently hit the country can avail of calamity loans and...
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Nov 4
PhilHealth now covers readmission for same illness within 90 days
MANILA, November 4 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has lifted its single period of confinement (SPC)...
Oct 15
PhilHealth increases dialysis coverage to almost P1 million per year
MANILA, October 15 ------ PhilHealth has increased its hemodialysis benefit package to P6,350 per session, making coverage for patients...
Oct 7
Solo parents now entitled to free PhilHealth coverage
MANILA, Philippines, October 7 ------ Single parents are now entitled to free coverage under the state-run Philippine Health Insurance...
Oct 4
PhilHealth unveils SAM package for children
October 4 ------ PhilHealth officially has launched a new benefits package called Outpatient Therapeutic Care for Severe Acute...
Sep 23
PhilHealth to cover eyeglasses, crutches, walkers, wheelchairs in 2025
MANILA, Philippines, September 23 ------ State-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. will be shouldering the cost of prescription...
Sep 20
PhilHealth coverage now includes leptospirosis, dengue treatments
September 20 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has reassured the public that it provides coverage for...
Sep 18
PhilHealth raises dialysis benefits, but private labs to cost more
MANILA, Philippines, September 18 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is set to increase again the benefit package...
Sep 13
PhilHealth hikes hemodialysis package rate to P6,350 per session
MANILA, September 13 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has increased the package rate for hemodialysis from...
Aug 1
PhilHealth to push for premium rate cut
August 1 ------ PHILIPPINE Health Corp. (PhilHealth) CEO and President Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. promised to recommend reducing premium rate...
Jul 28
DOLE releases guidelines on work suspension due to bad weather
July 28 ------ The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released the guideline for private sector employers and workers on...
Jul 26
Pag-IBIG offers calamity loan to typhoon-affected members
MANILA, July 26 ------ Calamity loans will be available for members severely affected by super typhoon Carina, Pag-IBIG Fund said. The...
Jul 25
SSS: Calamity loans ready for Carina-hit members
July 25 ------ The Social Security System (SSS) is ready to extend calamity loans to its members who have been affected by Super Typhoon...
Jul 10
PhilHealth launches ePhilHealth platform to enhance digital services
MANILA, July 10 ------ Key leaders of PhilHealth and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) gathered for a...
Jun 28
PhilHealth to use AI for faster claims reimbursement
MANILA, Philippines, June 28 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will be using artificial intelligence or AI to...
Jun 26
PH tightens rules on deployment of seafarers to vessels traversing Red Sea
MANILA, June 26 ------ The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Tuesday said it would prohibit the deployment of Filipino seafarers to...
Jun 25
Philippines seafarers refuse to sail through Red Sea
MANILA, Philippines, June 25 ------ More Filipinos are refusing to board foreign vessels passing through the Red Sea and the Gulf of...
Jun 20
PhilHealth improves benefit package for dengue patients
MANILA, Philippines, June 20 ------ Amid the Department of Health (DOH)‘s warning of a possible increase in dengue cases, the Philippine...
Jun 10
DMW, LTO sign pact for OFWs’ easy license renewal program
MANILA, June 10 ------ The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) signed a partnership agreement with the Land Transportation Office (LTO),...
Jun 3
GSIS launches Digital ID
MANILA, June 3 ------ The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) launched the GSIS Digital ID, marking a significant step in its...
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