PhilHealth disputes UST Hospital’s claim of P180M in receivables

May 5, 2020 | Nation

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) denied the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Hospital’s allegation that the state-run agency owed it P180 million in reimbursements. In an interview on DZMM, PhilHealth President and CEO Ricardo Morales said the...

Retrenchment of UST Hospital workers ‘held in abeyance’

May 4, 2020 | Top Stories

The head of the Dominican Order in the Philippines has halted the retrenchment of non-frontliner employees of the hospital being run by its top educational institution, the University of Santo Tomas (UST). UST, in a statement, said the termination of workers,...

UST Hospital lays off workers amid losses; says PhilHealth owes it P180M

May 4, 2020 | Top Stories

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Hospital plans to lay off some “non-frontliner” personnel and adapt other cost-saving measures as financial losses brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic continued to balloon. In a report by the Varsitarian, UST’s...

PAGIBIG to raise contributions by 2021

Nov 27, 2019 | Nation

After consultations with labor and employer groups, the board of the state owned Home Development Mutual Fund (PAGIBIG) has approved the member contribution increase, the first since 1986. From the current P100 per month per member, the contribution will increase to...

‘Probinsyano Ako’ congressman wants 6 month probationary employment extended to 24 months

Oct 18, 2019 | Nation

Probinsyano Ako Party List Rep. Jose “Bonito” C. Singson, Jr. A party-list congressman wants to extend the probationary employment of all workers in the country from six months to 24 months or two years drawing sharp criticisms from labor leaders and...