Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) chief Dante Gierran said on Tuesday, Feb. 2 that 94 percent of the missing and ‘stolen’ P15 billion has already been liquidated. According to Gierran during a House hearing, P14.09 billion that was released to health care institutions (HCIs) under the Interim Reimbursement Mechanism (IRM) has been liquidated as of Feb. 1. “With respect to the IRM of almost P15 billion, I would say, there were no missing funds. Right now, these hospitals have already made liquidation of these advances we made consisting of 94%,” Gierran said in a statement. The Philhealth chief also noted...

  Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has offered to resign as the government’s contact tracing czar after receiving backlash for attending a celebrity birthday party referring to Tim Yap, where guests violated the quarantine rules, but was rejected by the National Task Force against COVID-19, Malacañang announced on Friday, January 29. “We confirm that Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong tendered his resignation as the government’s Tracing Czar,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement. “Mayor Magalong’s resignation, however, has not been accepted. He continues to enjoy the trust and confidence of the leadership of the National Task Force (NTF)...

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) chief Dante Gierran said on Tuesday, January 26, that the state health insurer has already liquidated 92% of P15 billion allegedly "stolen funds" that its former executives were accused of pocketing. “Sa totoo lang po, hindi nawawala, andiyan lang, on record po. Ang utos po ng Senado at ng lower house ay sabi i-liquidate,” PhilHealth chief Dante Gierran said in an online briefing when asked about the status of the missing funds. "Sa ngayon po ay 92% na ang liquidated. Kokonti na lang po sir. I will not allow that na 'yung pera ng Filipino...

On Tuesday, January 26 — Kobe and daughter Gianna Bryant’s death anniversary — a group of visual artists showcased a new mural at the Tenement located in Taguig City to commemorate the legacy of the late NBA legend. The Tenement Visual Artists — Lenard Galaites, Adrian Piñon, John Bugtong, Kris Paccial, Ariel Piñon Jr., Reynaldo Ramos, Oliver Galaites, Mike Walk, Darwin Domingo, Ernel Llanes and Siegfred Gamboa – unveiled the mural at the Tenement court on Monday, as they posted aerial shot photos of their artwork on its Facebook page. In an article written by Manila Bulletin, head artist Jerry...

Yup, Pinky Webb’s professional hair flip scene while on air is definitely a mood! CNN Philippines news anchor Pinky Webb has been making waves on social media after her interview with Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque on Wednesday, January 20. The subtle ‘scene’ started when the spokesman, who is a former UP law professor, asked about honor and excellence in relation to a government move allowing troops inside his alma mater, the University of the Philippines. In the interview, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque reacted to UP professor Danilo Arao's call for all alumni of the university who are top-level government officials...