Day: September 10, 2024

TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has recorded PHP272.8 million claims from hemodialysis patients in Eastern Visayas in the first semester of 2024, which is significantly higher than the PHP191.04 million during the same period last year. Rosario Suyom, PhilHealth-Eastern Visayas healthcare delivery management division chief, said hemodialysis sessions remain the top procedure paid by the state health insurance firm. Claims count also rose to 78,791 this year from 54,584 in the first half of 2023. Other top claims are caesarian birth delivery; prenatal, delivery, and newborn services; and an expanded newborn care package. The higher claim

Manila: The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday deferred anew the deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) after Vice President Sara Duterte and her entire office skipped the second hearing. Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Raul Angelo Bongalon moved to defer the termination of the deliberation, expressing “frustrations” over unanswered questions about the OVP’s budget and Duterte’s absence from the proceedings. Bongalon said the OVP’s proposed 2025 budget amounting to PHP2.037 billion would be subject to potential budget cuts and have certain funds on hold. “I move that we defer the termination of the

Manila: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) vowed to further speed up the processing and issuance of public land patents to eligible beneficiaries nationwide, in celebration of the ‘Handog Titulo’ Month this September. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the DENR said this complies with the agency’s Memorandum Circular No. 2019-04, pursuant to its mandate to administer, manage, and dispose of public lands in favor of qualified beneficiaries. “Pagkakaroon ng sariling lupa ay mahalagang hakbang sa pagpapabuti ng buhay at kabuhayan ng ating mga kababayan (Having one’s own land is an important step in improving the lives and

Manila: Airlines have expressed concern over the reported transfer of airline operations among the four Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminals, saying the plan needs careful study. The plan of the new NAIA management, which will take over airport operations starting Sept. 14, involves gradually moving all foreign carriers to Terminal 3 and Terminal 1 would be exclusively for Philippine Airlines (PAL). Cebu Pacific’s (CEB) domestic operations would be moved to Terminal 2 from Terminal 3, while AirAsia’s domestic flights would go back to Terminal 4 from the current Terminal 2 hub. The planned move reportedly aims to maximize runway

Manila: The National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) is set to celebrate the Elderly Filipino Week from Oct. 1 to 7. The NCSC signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) for the promotion of the celebration to engage the young generation in paying respect to the elderly. “We want to encourage the youth today via the programs we’re doing that, ‘I want to reach this age’, to have them wish not only for 20 percent discount plus 12 percent VAT for the medicines but because of many benefits, and the greatest benefit of being