Philippine GOCC Subsidies Surge; PhilHealth Dominates
Subsidies to Philippine government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) surged to P64.95 billion in August, with the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) receiving the largest allocation of P58.56 billion, which included returned unutilized funds following a Supreme Court ruling.
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