PhilHealth announces the nationwide launch of the enhanced PhilHealth Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment (PhilHealth GAMOT), a comprehensive outpatient drug benefit package that covers essential medicines.
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President Marcos’s Stand on Flood Control and Corruption Is a Fight for Every Filipino- Chairman Goitia
Goitia praised the President’s recent on-site inspections across the country, especially in Bulacan, one of the most flood-prone provinces.
Pag-IBIG Fund Investment Income Jumps 52% in First Half of 2025
Pag-IBIG Fund earned ₱4.27 billion from its investments in the first half of 2025, up 51.79% from the same period in 2024.
Pag-IBIG Fund Offers Special 3% Rate for Initial 10 Years to First 30,000 Expanded 4PH Borrowers
Pag-IBIG Fund will grant its special 3% housing loan rate for the first 10 years of the loan term, double the standard five years for the subsidized rate, to the first 30,000 eligible borrowers under its housing loan for the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded 4PH) Program.
𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐀 𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐘𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐄
Available na ang white personalized beep cards para sa mga estudyante simula sa susunod na buwan bilang tugon sa kautusan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na pabilisin at gawing convenient ang biyahe ng mga estudyante.
BOC-Port of Iloilo, Mainit na Tinanggap ang Kanilang Bagong District Collector
Mainit na tinaggap ng mga kawani at mga opisyales ng Bureau of Customs (BOC)–Port of Iloilo si Collector Noli P. Santua, Jr. bilang bagong District Collector sa ginanap na turn over ceremony nitong Agosto 11, 2025, sa Iloilo Customhouse.
DBP: Invest in RTB
State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) called on the public to invest in the Bureau of Treasury’s (BTr) latest Retail Treasury Bonds (RTBs) and take an active part in the National Government’s efforts to raise funds for its priority development programs, a top official said.
HAWKERS MANILA, MPD OFFICIALS MAGTUTULONG PARA SA KAAYUSAN NG VENDORS SA MAYNILA
Nakipagpulong si HAWKERS Manila director Raffy Alejandro kina MPD District Director PBGEN Arnold Abad, MPD Station 5 Commander PLTCOL. Alfonso Saligumba III at MPD-Special Mayors Reaction Team (SMaRT) Commander Police Major Edward Samonte para sa joint operations sa mga non-negotiable areas ng Lungsod ng Maynila.
Mental Health Caravan Inilunsad ni Gatchalian
INILUNSAD kamakailan ni Senador Win Gatchalian ang isang Mental Health Caravan na naglalayong itaguyod ang kamalayan sa mental health ng mga mag-aaral.
P2M livelihood support for Surigao fisherfolks, workers’ union
Workers and fisherfolk in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur now have more sustainable sources of income after receiving more than P2 million worth of livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
SAMBACUR PLUS Wins Gold at the Silicon Valley International Inventions Festival
Filipino Inventors shine bright in the recently concluded 4th Silicon Valley International Inventions Festival, held from August 8 to 10, 2025, at the Silicon Valley Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.
Chairman Goitia: “Katotohanan ang Sandata Laban sa Kasinungalingan ng Tsina.”
Sa isang eksklusibong panayam kay Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia, na nagsisilbing Chairman Emeritus ng apat na makabayan at pang-sibikong organisasyon, ang West Philippine Sea, ayon sa kanya, ay hindi lamang labanan ng mga barko at coast guard. Isa rin itong labanan ng mga naratibo, at sa digmaang ito ng mga salita, nagsasagawa ang Tsina ng agresibo at may pondo na propaganda laban sa sambayanang Pilipino.
PhilHealth Rolls Out Outpatient Cancer Screening Tests
To help reduce cancer-related deaths and ease the financial burden on Filipino families, PhilHealth will begin covering selected outpatient cancer screening tests under its new YAKAP (Yaman ng Kalusugan Program) starting August 14, 2025.
BOC-NAIA Nasabat ang PHP2.25 Milyong Halaga ng High-Grade Marijuana
Nasabat ng Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni District Collector Alexandra Lumontad at sa pakikipagtulungan ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), ang anim na inbound parcel na naglalaman ng kush, isang high-grade na uri ng marijuana, na may tinatayang halaga sa merkado na PHP2,253,800.
Goitia: “Hindi bastos si Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro. Tumindig lang siya para ipaglaban ang bansang Pilipinas. Yan ang malinaw”
Para kay Chairman Emeritus Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia, malinaw ang mga salitang binitiwan na may paninindigan: wala kang dapat ikahiya kapag ipinaglalaban mo ay ang bayan.
Francisco backs Supreme Court ruling in Duterte impeachment case, slams House for “grave abuse of discretion”
Veteran constitutional litigator Atty. Ernesto B. Francisco, Jr., the petitioner in the landmark Francisco v. House of Representatives case, has come out in strong defense of the Supreme Court’s recent 13–0 decision halting the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Pag-IBIG Fund Net Income Jumps 15% to ₱28B in H1 2025, Highest in 45 Years
Pag-IBIG Fund reported double-digit year-on-year growth in its income for the first half of 2025, marking the highest earnings for the period in the agency’s 45-year history, top officials announced on Friday (August 01).
BOC nasabat ang PHP40.5M halaga ng misdeclared vape products mula China
Nasabat ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang tatlong container na naglalaman ng maling deklaradong mga vape products at iba pang regulated na produkto na nagkakahalaga ng PHP40.5 milyon sa Manila International Container Port (MICP).
HIGIT P40M HALAGA NG MISDECLARED PRODUCTS NASABAT NG BOC
Kuha sa larawan ang mga opisyal ng Bureau of Customs habang ipinapakita ang mga nasamsam ng mga tauhan ng (MICP-CIIS) Customs Intelligence Investigation Services sa pamumuno ni CIIS Chief Alvin Enciso, ang ilang mga kahon mula sa tatlong container na puno ng misdeclared vape products at iba pang regulated goods na nagkakahalaga ng PHP40.5 milyon…
Cayetano, gustong magkaroon ng ‘radical change’ ang basic education ng bansa
HINIMOK ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano ang 20th Congress na umaksyon para sa “radical change” sa basic education — kabilang sa K to 12 curriculum — upang tugunan ang matagal ng problemang bumabagabag sa sistema ng edukasyon sa bansa.
KAPIHAN SA MANILA BAY
Kuha sa larawan sina Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio and Constitutional Commission (ConCom) Commissioner Christian Monsod, sa ginanap na Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum sa Cafe Adriatico Malate Manila hosted by The Philippine STAR Associate Editor Marichu Villanueva.
Kung kumplikado ang relasyon, wag i-post sa social media – PAOCC Dir. Gilbert Cruz
KUNG kayo ay nasa isang shaky o “it’s complicated” relationship at naghahanap ng bago, wag i-post sa social media.
Goitia: “ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Is Cleaning The House, Not Just Making Promises”
Chairman Emeritus Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia, a fierce defender of patriotism and clean governance, expressed full support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) yesterday calling it firm, honest, and long overdue.
Mahigpit na YAKAP ng Gobyerno upang ang Bayan ay Malayo sa Sakit: Mararamdaman na ng Bawat Pilipino
PhilHealth proudly launches its revitalized primary care benefit package, PhilHealth Yakap: Yaman ng Kalusugan Program — an initiative reaffirming the government’s commitment to protecting every Filipino’s health and well-being in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s vision for a healthier nation.
Over 34,000 housing loan borrowers to benefit from moratorium
More than 34,000 housing loan borrowers affected by Tropical Storms Crising, Dante and Emong, and the southwest monsoon will benefit from the one-month moratorium on amortization payment granted by the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC).
PHILTOA Launches the 36th Philippine Travel Mart: Boosting the NextGen Tourism
Metro Manila, Philippines — The Philippine Tour Operators Association (PHILTOA) proudly launched the 36th Philippine Travel Mart (PTM) with an exclusive media event at The Peninsula Manila, setting the stage for the country’s most anticipated travel expo happening on September 5–7, 2025 at the SMX Convention Center Manila.
Pag-IBIG Fund rolls out special 3% loan rate under Expanded 4PH to make housing more affordable
Pag-IBIG Fund announced Friday, July 25, that it is offering a special subsidized interest rate of 3 percent per annum for the first five years of housing loans under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded 4PH) Program.
Goitia: Kasunduang Marcos–Trump Isang Matalinong Diskarte, Hindi Pagsuko
“Hindi ito pagtalikod sa interes ng bansa. Hindi rin pagyuko sa dikta ng Amerika kundi maituturing na isang matalinong diskarte ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos sa isinagawang kasunduan ng kalakalan at seguridad sa pagitan nina United States President Donald Trump na hindi dapat kaagad husgahan.”
Pinoy workers to get better access, info on quality healthcare thru YAKAP
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on July 25 to bring quality primary health care closer to Filipino workers through the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP).
Pag-IBIG Fund Offers Housing Loan Moratorium in Calamity-Hit Areas, Heeds President Marcos’ Call to Extend Assistance
Pag-IBIG Fund has offered a one-month moratorium on housing loan payments to assist members affected by Severe Tropical Storms Crising, Dante, Emong and the Southwest Monsoon, as part of its continuing response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s call to deliver swift and responsive relief to calamity-stricken members.