STATE-RUN Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should immediately settle all its pending obligations to medical institutions, particularly private hospitals, and implement system improvements as it will be receiving a higher budget next year,

KJPARGETER AND FREEPIK AT LEAST we're learning. Remember when the early reaction to the outbreak of a deadly virus in Wuhan was to discourage people from changing their travel plans? South Africa's government didn't sit

South Africa reacted with outrage to travel bans, first triggered by the UK, imposed on it in the wake of the news that its genomics surveillance team had detected a new variant of

Voting is about making choices, but what happens when candidates are not electable simply because they are unqualified and ineligible for public office under the law? Welcome to the wonderworld of Philippine politics where

CHRISTIAN ANG - UNSPLASH (Part 2) In the first installment of this series, I wrote about the prevailing conditions in Metro Manila and why it has become one of the least livable cities in

THE offices of the Juventus Football Club were searched by Italian financial police seeking information about player trading between 2019 and 2021, according to a statement from the Turin prosecutor. Judges are looking

TAMPA Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco finalized the terms on Saturday on an 11-year, $182-million guaranteed contract that includes a club option. If Franco's option is exercised and specific incentives are met, Franco will

THE Denver Broncos searching for a quarterback to take control dates to Peyton Manning's retirement in 2016. Brock Osweiler was the heir apparent but bolted for Houston, and the next few years were littered

FAVORITES Russia Tennis Federation opened their Davis Cup Finals campaign with a resounding victory over Ecuador, Britain began with a win against France and Italy eased into the quarterfinals with a win over

The Suns are scorching hot, and, through a fourth of the 2021-22 season of the National Basketball Association, have underscored their immediate past Finals appearance to be no fluke. For a short while,

PIXABAY MELBOURNE -- Australia will introduce legislation to make social media giants provide details of users who post defamatory comments, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday. The government has been looking at the extent