MANILA — Malacanang has ordered the Department of Health (DoH) to look into allegations that the government?s Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) program might have been “taken advantage of,” leading to its P4-billion loss since 1995.
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By Rose Palacio
City Health Officer Dr. Josephine Villafuerte said the city government, as instructed by Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte, has been monitoring nutrition implementation in all district of Davao and promotes breastfeeding as a vital component of the President?s hunger mitigation program.
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By Rose Palacio
President Arroyo ordered government agencies to pool and intensify their efforts and seek the cooperation of the private sector to wipe out hunger in the country.
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According to Kabataan partylist, CHED granted the tuition increase even before consultations in schools for such an increase has yet to be completed. It said the hike came after a meeting between President Arroyo and COCOPEA, the organization of private schools. The CHED's "unilateral and shameless act shows the commission's subservience and capitulation to strong pressure from school owners even at the expense of students."
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