Category: General

DSWD: Marcos admin focused on enhancing education, economy

MANILA – The administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. remains committed to helping the Filipino people, with a strong focus on education and developing the economy further.

In a radio interview Tuesday, Department of Social Welfare and Dev…

BARMM’s AMBaG medical aid program supports indigents

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) continues to provide medical assistance to indigent residents through AMBaG (Ayudang Medikal mula sa Bangsamoro Government).

Since its launch in December 2019, PHP886.4 million have been dis…

Free post-graduate studies offered to 600 Negrense teachers

The Negros Occidental provincial government has renewed its partnership with the University of St. La Salle (USLS) to offer post-graduate scholarships for up to 600 public school and diocesan teachers in the province starting Nov. 16.

The initiative …

PSEi up ahead of MB meeting, peso continues to fall

MANILA: Local bourse sustained its recovery returning to the 7,400 level, while the peso further weakened on Tuesday’s trading.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEI) closed higher by 1.77 percent at 7,456.31, while All Shares also improved by 1….

PhilHealth: Dialysis coverage now P1-M per year

Manila: The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has implemented an increase in the hemodialysis package from PHP4,000 to PHP6,350 per session.

In a news release Monday, the state insurer said the increase took effect on Oct. 7 under …