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THE board of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has approved a P284 billion corporate operating budget for 2025 amid a cut in its subsidy in the 2025 General Appropriations Act.

THE Department of Health (DOH) said the Philippines is ready to deal with any emerging disease following reports of an unknown illness called "Disease X" affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa.

MARY Jane Veloso, who spent nearly 15 years on Indonesia's death row, tearfully reunited with family members Wednesday after arriving in Manila, where she now awaits a hoped-for pardon in a women's prison.

The measure that seeks to postpone the elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will help the region adjust with the allocation of seats in the BARMM Parliament after the exclusion of Sulu in the region, Speaker Martin Romualdez said.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the Department of Justice (DOJ) would assess the recommendation of the House quad committee to file charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte and his allies over the past administration's war on drugs.

MANILA, Philippines — ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Erwin Tulfo and physician Willie Ong lead an independent survey for senators conducted before the end of 2024.

REPRESENTATIVE Erwin Tulfo, physician Willie Ong and former senator Panfilo Lacson were the frontrunners in the last survey for the year of senatorial hopefuls conducted by independent pollster Publicus Asia.

NEARLY eight out of 10 Filipinos remain satisfied with the performance of the Philippine Army and continue to trust it, according to the fourth-quarter survey of OCTA Research.

HEALTH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa has warned that binge eating and excessive drinking during the Christmas season could lead to the "holiday heart syndrome."

TAX breaks await businesses that will partner with the government on enterprise-based education and training of workers and students under a new