RETHINKING STRATEGY The Philippine Institute for Development Studies calls for a shift in PhilHealth’s fraud control mechanisms from a reactive to a proactive approach. —PHOTO FROM GRIG MONTEGRANDE ...

NAVOTAS CITY (PIA) — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is requiring all accredited healthcare facilities (HFs) to migrate to the eClaims 3.0 system, with the mandatory shift ...

MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Monday said he would fully cooperate with the Office of the Ombudsman during the conduct of the preliminary investigation in the graft and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. president Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. are facing plunder charges before the Office of the Ombudsman over the ...

Save the Philippines Coalition on Monday filed a complaint against former Finance secretary and now Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corporation president and ...

Executive Secretary Ralph Recto (File photo from Department of Finance) MANILA, Philippines—Several individuals under the group “Save the Philippines Coalition” filed a technical malversation, graft ...

I write in response to Mr. Jake Maderazo’s column (see “Bogus ‘plunder’ narrative against Recto,” 12/4/25), which asserts that concerns over the P60-billion Philippine Health Insurance Corp. transfer ...

ACTING Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto said he is ready to face charges on the transfer of P60-billion funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to the national treasury, ...

There are those now asking for the resignation or prosecution of certain public officials in connection with the transfer of excess funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to the ...

INTERNATIONAL law expert Melissa Loja said Sen. Imee Marcos’ line of questioning concerning the return of P60 billion in reallocated funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to ...

MANILA — The bicameral conference committee has approved the inclusion of an additional ₱16.52 billion in the proposed national budget to fully cover PhilHealth’s Sin Tax allocation for 2026, heeding ...

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (PIA) — No more increase in contribution starting January 2026 after the five-year gradual rate hike under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law, says PhilHealth Palawan.