As Filipinos were transfixed by the results of the May 9 elections, the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) announced last week that it was going ahead with the increase in its premium collections starting June to supposedly finance essential benefits and services to its beneficiaries here and abroad. PhilHealth released the updated premium contribution schedule, which showed that the state health insurer will increase its premium collection rate to 4 percent of the basic monthly
Detractors of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. hold the view that the people did not elect him as our country’s next president. Fake news did. This is actually the second time that disinformation has been credited with electing our country’s top leader. The first time was in 2016 when social media was allegedly flooded with disinformation that helped Rodrigo Duterte win the presidency. Because of the perception that fake news or disinformation played pivotal roles in our past two presidential elections, it is not far-fetched to imagine that fake news will dislodge guns, goons, and gold as the weapon of choice of politicians
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