Christopher "Bong" Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, expressed his disappointment over both chambers of Congress' decision to give PhilHealth a "zero" budget. "Dapat po ang pondo ...

He argued that the zero subsidy violated Filipinos ... If the national budget is implemented as is and PhilHealth’s excess funds are utilized for its operation, Leachon argued it would ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) still has a P150-billion surplus from its 2024 budget even if it was given zero subsidy in 2025.

Leachon emphasized that under the Universal Health Care Act, PhilHealth’s funding should come ... Doon sa lumalabas na budget, binawasan nila ang health, zero. Sa education binawasan nila ng P15 ...

A HEALTH advocate questioned the zero subsidy for the Philippine Health Insurance ... Leachon said “the non-inclusion of PhilHealth in the national budget directly contravenes the mandates set forth ...

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said it will seek a higher budget allocation next year to help fund a 30% across-the-board increase in benefit packages. “Yes, I think so,” ...

MANILA, Philippines — Health reform advocate Tony Leachon filed a petition challenging the constitutionality of some provisions of the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) due to its zero ...

ANOTHER petition was filed before the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of the zero budget allocation for Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) under Republic Act (RA) 12116 or ...

Limsiaco later clarified that the initial budget for the supplemental ... When news broke that the government had provided zero subsidy for PhilHealth, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, who ...