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[Title] => Healthcare costs in Philippines push Filipinos to work abroad, report finds
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[Title] => Group appeals dismissal of graft raps over PhilHealth fund diversion
[Summary] => A group of doctors and lawyers has urged the Office of the Ombudsman to reconsider its dismissal of the plunder and graft complaints lodged against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. chief Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. over the diversion of P60 billion reserve funds of the state health insurer to the national treasury.
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[Title] => Marcos Jr.: Probe PhilHealth benefit denial claim
[Summary] => President Marcos has ordered an investigation into the claims of a widow that her husband was denied benefits from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.
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[Title] => PhilHealth fund return lifts GOCC subsidies in April
[Summary] => The government’s restoration of P60 billion in “excess funds” to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) sent subsidies to state-run firms surging more than fourfold in April, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.
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[Title] => PhilHealth, tumugon sa viral post ng ginang na namatayan ng mister
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[Title] => PhilHealth says it is rushing to act after widow’s denied benefits complaint
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[Title] => 9 facilities removed from PhilHealth program
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[Title] => Plunder, graft raps vs Recto dismissed
[Summary] => The ombudsman has cleared Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. president Emmanuel Ledesma of charges including technical malversation, plunder and graft over the transfer of P60 billion worth of PhilHealth reserve funds to the National Treasury in 2024.
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[Title] => 2,026 facilities to provide free meds
[Summary] => The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation announced that over 2,000 Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment package providers nationwide are ready to give GAMOT members of 75 essential free medicines.
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[Title] => Group appeals dismissal of graft raps over PhilHealth fund diversion
[Summary] => A group of doctors and lawyers has urged the Office of the Ombudsman to reconsider its dismissal of the plunder and graft complaints lodged against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. chief Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. over the diversion of P60 billion reserve funds of the state health insurer to the national treasury.
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[Title] => Marcos Jr.: Probe PhilHealth benefit denial claim
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[Title] => PhilHealth fund return lifts GOCC subsidies in April
[Summary] => The government’s restoration of P60 billion in “excess funds” to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) sent subsidies to state-run firms surging more than fourfold in April, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.
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[Title] => PhilHealth, tumugon sa viral post ng ginang na namatayan ng mister
[Summary] => Kaagad na tumugon ang Philippine Health Insurance Corp. sa viral post ng isang ginang na namatayan ng asawa dahil sa brain hematoma matapos na hindi mapa-operahan ang asawa at pinagkaitan pa umano ng tulong ng state insurer.
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[Title] => PhilHealth says it is rushing to act after widow’s denied benefits complaint
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[Title] => 9 facilities removed from PhilHealth program
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[DatePublished] => 2026-06-13 00:00:00
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[Title] => Plunder, graft raps vs Recto dismissed
[Summary] => The ombudsman has cleared Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. president Emmanuel Ledesma of charges including technical malversation, plunder and graft over the transfer of P60 billion worth of PhilHealth reserve funds to the National Treasury in 2024.
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[Title] => 2,026 facilities to provide free meds
[Summary] => The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation announced that over 2,000 Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment package providers nationwide are ready to give GAMOT members of 75 essential free medicines.
[DatePublished] => 2026-06-07 00:00:00
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