(Eagle News) — The Philippine House of Representatives has passed two bills granting to President Rodrigo Duterte the power to suspend the scheduled increases in member contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and Social Security System (SSS) “in times of national emergencies” such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lower House approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) Nos. 8461 and 8512 principally authored by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco. Congress said […]