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  • PhilHealth Has Sufficient Funds Despite Zero Subsidy in 2025 Budget – DOH

    PhilHealth Has Sufficient Funds Despite Zero Subsidy in 2025 Budget – DOH

    Health Secretary Ted Herbosa clarified on Monday that despite the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) receiving no subsidy under the proposed 2025 national budget, it has a surplus of P150 billion from its 2024 budget. This surplus, he said, can cover the subsidy for indirect members. Herbosa, who also chairs…

  • Eastern Munich geothermal expansion to proceed despite financing challenges

    Plans for drilling and heating network expansion of inter-municipal AFK Geothermie in Germany will proceed despite difficulty in securing state funding support. The post Eastern Munich geothermal expansion to proceed despite financing challenges first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy – Geothermal Energy News.

  • DBCC keeps growth targets until 2028 despite external headwinds

    ECONOMIC MANAGERS on Thursday retained their growth targets for this year until 2028 despite external headwinds. The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), which sets official macroeconomic assumptions and fiscal program, maintained its Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth target at 6-7% this year, and at 6.5-7.5% in 2025. “Despite external…

  • Luzon dams still recovering despite rains

    The island of Luzon has been affected by local thunderstorms, easterlies, and the southwest monsoon since May, but the dams are still recovering according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).   “Hindi sapat yung thunderstorm o yung ulan. So minsan may time na bumababa pa rin siya,…