The Philippine Health Insurance Corp., otherwise known as PhilHealth, was created to administer and implement the aspiration stated in the Philippine Constitution “to make essential goods, health, and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court Associate ... as required by law. Under Section 37 of the Universal Health Care Act, PhilHealth funds must be sourced from total incremental sin tax ...

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered a six-month preventive suspension against Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro and ...

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday reported a significant improvement in its claims ...

Associate Justice Antonio Kho, Jr. clarified Tuesday how the Department of Finance (DOF) was able to determine the existence ...

Leachon argued that the absence of government funding for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) violates the Sin Tax and the Universal Healthcare (UHC) laws.

We are far from fulfilling the universal health care we need ... provided sources of new funds such as the Sin Tax Law. Pagcor and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes were also mandated by law ...

The Philippines is facing a growing public health crisis: the alarming rise in alcohol, tobacco, and vape use among our youth. This troubling trend has been collectively declared by medical ...

September 25, 2015 – More countries around the world are rolling out universal health coverage programs designed to expand ... Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, ...

Bong Go on Wednesday said the case of a newborn who was turned away from a hospital on Feb. 26 highlighted the need to reform the benefits system of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).

THE PHILIPPINE pharmaceutical industry is targeting at least 9% growth this year amid the implementation of the universal healthcare law, an industry group said.

Former Finance Secretary Margarito Teves defended the transfer of idle funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) and stressed that the move ...