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The Department of Health (DOH), as supervising agency of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) assured that health benefits of the national health insurance agency will continue with or without subsidy from the forthcoming General Appropriations Act. All of its inpatient, outpatient, and special benefit packages continue to be available. Since August 2024, the PhilHealth […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee underscored the importance of seriously addressing the issues raised by jeepney drivers and operators on the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program. During the House Committee on Transportation’s meeting yesterday (March 9), where the Department of Transportation (DOTr) presented the status of the implementation of the […]
Lawmakers led by Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte have pushed for the swift approval of a measure that aims to grant parents of children with disabilities (CWDs) a P2,000 monthly subsidy from the government. House Bill 6743 filed by Duterte, Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, and ACT-CIS Partylist Reps. Edvic Yap and Jeffrey Soriano […]
In a letter to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, National Center of Electric Cooperative Consumers, Inc. or NCECCO submitted its proposals and recommendations for short- and long-term workable solutions that should address increasing costs of electricity. The consumer group appeals to the President to “address the plight of electricity consumers amidst the unstoppable energy price hikes […]
The provincial government of Albay has issued a memorandum circular on the guidelines for the implementation of the Barangay Assistance Program for the 720 barangays in the province. Lilibeth Dimaculangan, provincial information officer, said Memorandum Circular No. 13, series of 2022, issued by the Office of the Governor states that the program aims to augment […]
Heeding the call of farmers to come up with solutions to ease their burden amid the continuing increase in the price of farm inputs, AGRI-Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee filed a measure to institutionalize a fertilizer and pesticides subsidy program. Under House Bill No. 3528 or the National Fertilizer Subsidy Act, the Department of Agriculture […]
A total of P142.5 million worth of farm machinery were distributed among 71 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Nueva Ecija under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund’s (RCEF) Mechanization Program. The RCEF, made possible through the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), aims to improve rice production in the country by distributing seeds and […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced it would resume subsidizing the 50 percent RT-PCR testing for qualified domestic tourists, through the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines, the marketing and promotions arm of DOT, following the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to allow leisure travel for persons […]
A total of 54,761 private school students who have unpaid tuition and miscellaneous fees have received a grant of P5,000 under the Bayanihan 2 for Higher Education Tulong Program (B2HELP) implemented by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). The P300M fund for the B2HELP is part of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said low-income households can look forward to a continued subsidy in their electricity consumption bills in the next 10 years. Senate Bill No. 1877, the measure extending the implementation of subsidized electricity rate to marginalized end-users, particularly those households consuming not more than 100 kilowatt hour (kWh) or less per month, was […]