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PhilHealth Has Sufficient Funds Despite Zero Subsidy in 2025 Budget – DOH
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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…
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Philippines has 25-year window to reap benefits of young population — WB
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THE PHILIPPINES has to take advantage of the changing population structure in the next 25 years, when the working-age population will outnumber dependents, according to the World Bank (WB). “The country has a 25-year window to harness the benefits of a changing population structure. So, the country will have a…
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PHL has room to raise taxes — IMF
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THE PHILIPPINES’ fiscal consolidation plan may be too “ambitious,” the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, noting that the government still has room to raise taxes to generate much-needed revenues.
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The world has become more resilient to disasters, but investment is needed to save more lives
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Deaths from disasters have fallen, but we need to build even more resilience to ensure this progress doesn’t reverse.<br><br><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/the-world-has-become-more-resilient-to-disasters-but-investment-is-needed-to-save-more-lives" target="_blank"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/images/published/global-disaster-featured-image.png"/></a>
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BSP has room to ease before Fed
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THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) still has room to cut rates before the US Federal Reserve, analysts said, but warned of such a move’s impact on the peso.
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BSP has leeway to keep rates steady
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THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) still has room to extend its policy pause even as inflation is expected to have picked up further last month, its top official said.