PhilHealth to study doubling coverage for hemodialysis to P5,200

THE PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will study the proposal to double its coverage amount for hemodialysis from the current PHP2,600 per session to PHP5,200, an official said on Tuesday.

Passage of bills on protection of solo parents, children pushed

LEADERS OF the House of Representatives have pushed for the passage of a bill seeking to protect solo parents and their children, and another measure holding “deadbeat” parents accountable for not supporting their children.

Bill authorizing gov’t to file case vs. road rage suspects pushed

DEPUTY MAJORITY Leader Erwin T. Tulfo and four other members of the House of Representatives on Monday pushed for the passage of a bill authorizing the government to file cases against road rage suspects even without the cooperation of victims.

Lawmakers question 4Ps effectiveness

DESPITE THE huge amount allocated for the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), lawmakers said it has yet to achieve the objective of alleviating poverty among indigent households.

A man dives into a garbage bin. Lawmakers have questioned the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, saying it has failed to uplift the living condition of the poor. (Photo by Al Jacinto)

Retrenched workers receive cash aid

CEBU – Over 3,700 workers who lost their jobs at the Mactan Economic Zone in Lapu-Lapu City received financial aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

DSWD told to ensure orderly aid distribution

THE PRESIDENT has ordered Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo to ensure the orderly and immediate distribution of cash aid to indigent students across the country.