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Robredo: PhilHealth officials involved in ‘corruption’ should be suspended
Officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) involved in alleged corruption within the agency should be suspended. This is the recommendation of Vice President Leni Robredo, amidst the growing issues of corruption in the state health insurance fund. For the vice president, the authorities will suspend the opportunity to focus the investigation on the…
Robin spreading fake news – Pia Magalona
The widow of Master Rapper Francis Magalona beat up action star Robin Padilla on social media. Pia said in her tweet that Binoe was spreading false information regarding the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. The actor allegedly said that a terrorist act took place but the Lebanese government itself said that it was an accidental explosion….
BREAKING NEWS: Former Manila mayor Alfredo Lim has passed away at the age of 90
Former Manila mayor Alfredo Lim has passed away. According to reports, he passed away on Saturday at the age of 90. He was confined to a hospital after contracting coronavirus disease. He won the Manila mayor from 1992 to 1998 and re-elected from 2007 to 2013. He was also a former chief of the National…
2 Philhealth officials will not be able to attend the hearing
The two Philhealth officials today wrote to Senate President Vicente Tito Sotto III to inform them that they could not attend the hearing on corruption in the agency. PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales’ camp sent a copy of the medical certificate to the Senate Committee of the Whole. Based on the official’s medical certificate, he said…
Bicol’s largest hospital, possibly reaching ‘critical level
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Provincial Health Office (PHO) fears that COVID-19 patients will have no place to stay if the disease continues to swell in the Bicol Region. This is after the Department of Health (DoH) -Bicol recorded a series of high number of disease victims in the region. In an interview with Albay…
VIRAL: Child drifting in rushing water, rescued
MAKILALA, Cotabato – Two children who were swept away by a strong current in Barangay Kisante in the said town were rescued, Thursday afternoon. In the video taken by Leo Mart Gallardo Balicog of Barangay New Bulatukan, some residents can be seen running while others can be heard shouting while looking for the child. According…
KC to fellow women with ‘curvy shape:’ Love your body
Maria Kristina Cassandra or “KC” Concepcion allegedly learned to accept her lack of a typical “Asian, stick-thin body.” This is the statement of the 35-year-old Megastar daughter at the same time as being active again in the online world. She lost it in the limelight for three years where she allegedly suffered self-deprecation due to…
Robin Padilla, advised government critics
Actor Robin Padilla is trending on social media because of his statement against those who criticize the government during the coronavirus pandemic. View this post on Instagram Napakarami pa rin sa ating mga kababayan ang hindi pa rin natatanggap ang katotohanan na ang Inangbayan Pilipinas ay nasa Gitna ng Digmaan Pandaigdig laban sa covid 19…
West Philippines Sea issue, featured in ‘telephone talks’ by Locsin, Pompeo
Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. and US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo where the hot issue of the West Philippines Sea issue was discussed. It is here that the two countries allegedly strengthened their strong alliance amid Beijing’s strengthened military presence in the disputed islands. When Pompeo called Sec. Locsin, the two discussed recent…
Duterte ordered the DOJ to form a Special Panel to investigate PhilHealth anomalies – Palace
President Rodrigo Duterte has now ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the government’s principal law agency to form a panel to conduct an investigation into allegations of corruption and anomalies at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Based on President Duterte’s Memorandum, the panel will include conducting a lifestyle check on PhilHealth officials and…