Category: General

Senate Finance panel looking into alleged breach of PSA-BSP pact

MANILA – Senate Committee on Finance Chairperson Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday requested the Commission on Audit (COA) to submit its findings on the alleged breach of agreement between the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Bangko Sentral…

Privatization of PAGCOR casinos to start in 2026

MANILA – Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) chairman and chief executive officer Alejandro Tengco said the privatization of PAGCOR casinos will begin next year instead of mid-2025.

“As to the privatization of PAGCOR casinos, we intend to…

PhilHealth pays close to P4B in claims in W. Visayas

ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has paid over PHP3.995 billion in claims in Western Visayas from January to June 30 this year.

Lifestyle diseases like hypertension ranks second in terms of claims at PHP67.989 m…

BARMM, power firm partner for ‘estero,’ coastal clean-up drive

COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MENRE-BARMM) partnered with Cotabato Light and Power Company (Cotabato Light) to launch environmental preservation init…

DSWD-issued guarantee letters accepted in select pharmacies

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday said the guarantee letters it issued can now be used by its clients in need of assistance in buying medicines in select pharmacies in the country.

‘Under the Assistance to…

DA, BOC seize P136-M agri products, cigarettes from China, Taiwan

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday confiscated around PHP136.58 million worth of smuggled agricultural products and cigarettes at Subic Port in Zambales.

In an ambush interview, DA Secretary Fran…