DOH, PhilHealth chiefs worry over cuts in proposed budgets 

MANILA, Philippines — Steep cuts made by Malacañang in the proposed 2027 budgets of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) may hobble hospital expansion efforts and strain state-backed health insurance coverage, officials said on Wednesday. The DOH requested a spending plan of P837 billion for next year, but the