3rd petition sees ‘plunder’ in PhilHealth fund transfer

Hi, reader! Today, we're covering a new Supreme Court petition against the PhilHealth fund transfer, a P1.3-billion cut in the OVP budget, and ABS-CBN's latest layoffs amid financial struggles.͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌

UPDATE PREFERENCES ­ October 17, 2024 ­ Hi, reader! Today, we're covering a new Supreme Court petition against the PhilHealth fund transfer, a P1.3-billion cut in the OVP budget, and ABS-CBN's latest layoffs amid financial struggles. 3rd petition sees 'plunder' in PhilHealth fund transfer Finance Secretary Ralph Recto has committed "technical malversation and/or plunder" for ordering the transfer of P89.9 billion in excess funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to government coffers, according to a third case filed at the Supreme Court on Wednesday to question the controversial move. ­ Read the full story ­ DENR confirms Chinese presence in illegal mining The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is building a case against people behind the illegal mining operations in Camarines Norte province which are said to have been run by Chinese nationals posing as tourists. ­ Read more ­ 'Alarming': P460B lost to scams in PH, says study Filipinos lost $8.1 billion, or nearly P460 billion, in the past 12 months mostly due to text messaging scams that offered too-good-to-be-true deals, according to a report by Global Anti-Scam Alliance (Gasa). ­ Read more ­ House finalizes P1.3-B cut in 2025 OVP budget The House of Representatives has made good on its promise to reduce Vice President Sara Duterte's proposed P2.03-billion budget for next year by P1.3 billion—an amount that has been realigned to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Health (DOH). ­ Read more ­ ABS-CBN lays off 100 more as ad revenues continue drop The Lopez family-led ABS-CBN Corp., which has yet to erase its balance sheet losses, has retrenched another batch of employees amid financial struggles due to declining ad revenues. ­ Read more ­ EDITORIAL: Celebrating a new Cardinal In the dark years of the Duterte administration's brutal drug war, Bishop Pablo Virgilio David's was the courageous voice denouncing the killings of suspected drug users in questionable police operations, while providing refuge and comfort for the shattered families left behind. ­ Read more ­ Other stories you should read   How to avoid pig butchering investment scams UAAP: FEU continues 'get-back' second round by taking down NU What did this year's Nobel Prize winners actually do? Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies in Argentina hotel fall Visit INQUIRER.net for more latest news ­ Follow us on social: ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ INQUIRER.net  3rd Floor Media Resource Plaza Building 2530 Mola corner Pasong Tirad Streets La Paz, Makati City 1204Tel. No. +632-5192800 You've received it because you've subscribed to our newsletter. View in browser | Unsubscribe | Update preferences

PAOCC: Pinoys taking over scamming rings

Hello, reader! We're covering reports of Filipinos taking over scamming operations from Pogos, UAE's pardon of 143 jailed OFWs, and the PNP reopening its probe into the 2018 murder of Tanauan's mayor.͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌

UPDATE PREFERENCES ­ October 16, 2024 ­ Hello, reader! We're covering reports of Filipinos taking over scamming operations from Pogos, UAE's pardon of 143 jailed OFWs, and the PNP reopening its probe into the 2018 murder of Tanauan's mayor. PAOCC: Pinoys taking over scamming rings The government crackdown on illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) across the country has found out that some Filipinos have learned the scamming schemes and taken over the activities left by their foreign operators, an official of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said on Tuesday. ­ Read the full story ­ UAE pardons 143 OFWs jailed for minor offenses President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday confirmed that the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had pardoned 143 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were jailed in the Middle Eastern nation. ­ Read more ­ DOJ: Decision to rejoin ICC up to Marcos The decision on whether the country will rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) rests with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday after the House quad committee hearings turned out damning allegations against former President Rodrigo Duterte in relation to his campaign against drugs. ­ Read more ­ WHO: Vaccines help avert deaths, costs from antimicrobial resistance A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that vaccines against 24 pathogens could reduce the global daily doses of antibiotics needed, thereby supporting worldwide efforts to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR). ­ Read more ­ PNP to reexamine 2018 killing of Tanauan mayor The Philippine National Police is reopening its investigation of the 2018 murder of then Tanauan City, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili following the claim of retired police colonel and former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager Royina Garma that a police official was behind the killing. ­ Read more ­ EDITORIAL: Substandard products proliferate The open sale of these unsafe materials goes on despite the obvious danger to society is therefore unconscionable as the Philippines is ranked among the countries most vulnerable to natural disasters. The government should exert all efforts to put behind bars the manufacturers and retailers violating the product standards law who are more than willing to sacrifice public lives and property for the sake of an easy profit. ­ Read more ­ Other stories you should read   How to purchase a used phone in the Philippines Devance ability to spell Aguilar crucial for Ginebra A Bangkok dining guide from lunch to dinner Bb. Pilipinas Jasmin Bungay sustains PH's placement streak in The Miss Globe 2024 Visit INQUIRER.net for more latest news ­ Follow us on social: ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ INQUIRER.net  3rd Floor Media Resource Plaza Building 2530 Mola corner Pasong Tirad Streets La Paz, Makati City 1204Tel. No. +632-5192800 You've received it because you've subscribed to our newsletter. View in browser | Unsubscribe | Update preferences