Tag: philhealth

PhilHealth corruption no different to COMELEC corruption under Aquino’s watch!

August 10, 2020 benign0 4 Comments

Corruption is so endemic to Philippine society that it still boggles the mind as to why Filipino regulators and investigators remain so inept at detecting and prosecuting it. The recent corruption scandals surrounding the Philippine Health (PhilHealth) Insurance Corporation follow a template oft-repeated in the country. One such approach seemingly taken by crooks to siphon…

Crime

Government Service: A “Signature industry” Duterte will change

June 6, 2016August 9, 2016 Carlo de Leon 13 Comments

Beware bureaucrats! Change is coming your way! What is the signature industry? It is not uncommon to hear the rants and raves of people, frustrated about how long it takes for government to process an application. Whether it is a business permit, license, passport, clearance, certification, loans and claims from SSS, Pag-Ibig, Philhealth, etc., it’s…

Government, Politics, Society

Five Dangerous HIV/AIDS Myths That Many Filipinos Still Believe

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 MidwayHaven 22 Comments

According to the November 2015 report of the Philippine Department of Health (DOH), there are now close to 40,000 people in the country who are considered HIV positive. More than three-fourths of these cases have been due to male homosexual contact, while a little bit more than 12,000 of the total are now on treatment….

Education, Lifestyle, Society

E-Payments in the Philippines: Paving the Way for Convenient Government Transactions

January 9, 2014 MDJesus 10 Comments

The Philippines is known for a lot of things. There’s the much-lauded level of hospitality. There’s also the distinct Filipino sense of humor, even in the face of sheer adversity. It is, after all, more fun in the Philippines, if the PR campaign is to be believed. What the Philippines isn’t known for, at least…

Money Talks, Technology

PNoy’s 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) makes you go ‘hmmm…’

July 26, 2013August 8, 2013 Ilda 80 Comments

There is simply no other show in the Philippines like the occasion of the State of the Nation Address (SONA), especially when it involves President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino, his family, and his minions. Some star-struck Filipinos even liken the spectacle to the internationally-renowned Academy of Motion Pictures awards night or the Oscars because public…

Government, Politics, Society

President Noynoy Aquino shows he is at his best when campaigning and not when working

February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 Ilda 104 Comments

Philippine President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III is reportedly the subject of a complaint filed by officials of Anakpawis party-list to Commissions on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. BS Aquino is being accused of blatantly using bribes to buy votes for his â€œTeam PNoyâ€ for the coming mid-term elections in May 2013. Apparently, the…

Government, Media, Politics