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Eastern Visayas logs 1.9% drop in poverty incidence

TACLOBAN CITY – Eastern Visayas posted a 20.3 percent poverty incidence last year, lower by 1.9 percentage points from the 22.2 percent posted in 2021, officials reported on Monday.

This means that 10,264 more people in Eastern Visayas have been

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PhilHealth: Dialysis coverage now P1-M per year

Manila: The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has implemented an increase in the hemodialysis package from PHP4,000 to PHP6,350 per session.

In a news release Monday, the state insurer said the increase took effect on Oct. 7 under …

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