00:00PTVE Balita is back now. PhilHealth is about to start the process for more than a million pesos worth of denied claims due to the late filing of hospitals.
00:12PhilHealth and CEO Dr. Edwin Mercado will share the efforts of the agency to solve the backlog and streamline the process.
00:23According to PhilHealth, from 2018 to 2024, 30% of the denied claims are due to the late filing of hospitals.
00:33Meanwhile, Dr. Mercado also assured that PhilHealth has enough funds to expand the provision of services and benefits.
00:43Today, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. personally inspected the newly built Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela.
00:51The DPWH and local officials were delighted when the President assessed the dam.
00:57According to the President, the design flaw or design problem is the main reason for the damaged dam.
01:04To be honest, there is a 1.8 billion pesos fund here, but it was used in a lower amount, so the design was affected.
01:13Meanwhile, the President assured that he will not let the damaged project go unanswered.
01:20That's why the agency needs to address the problem and fix it first.
01:27Meanwhile, let's learn more news on PTV Davao from Jay Lagang.
01:32Good afternoon.
01:33One member of the New People's Army was killed in an NPA encounter with a soldier
01:39in Sitio Banal, Barangay Magsaysay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur on March 4, 2020.
01:46A member of the Sub-Regional Centro de Gravedad, Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee,
01:53New People's Army, and Southern Mindanao Regional Committee was killed in a 30-minute encounter.
02:00The armed group retreated.
02:03He also recovered an AR-15 Colt M16 rifle, 120 bullets, and a 5.56-caliber shotgun.
02:14Meanwhile, Prosperidad Municipal Police Station in the 3rd Special Forces Battalion
02:20is on the lookout for security in the area surrounded by checkpoints on the National Highway.
02:26The public is not allowed to remain alert and to inform the authorities if there is any danger.
02:36A 24-year-old suspect was arrested during a bypass operation in Santa Ana, PNP
02:42on March 4, 2020 in Zamora Street, Barangay 32-D Davao City.
02:48The individual, alias Elias, is a resident of Barangay 37-D Boulevard in Santa Ana, PNP.
02:56He was arrested and is expected to be replaced by the police.
02:59He was arrested by a buyer of a Glock-caliber 9mm pistol
03:04with a serial number amounting to Php 40,000
03:08and a Norenco-caliber .45 pistol amounting to Php 60,000.
03:15According to the Regional Civil Security Unit 11,
03:18the suspect does not have a license to possess, transfer, or carry firearms.
03:24However, under Republic Act No. 10-591 and the Omnibus Election Code,
03:29the suspect has a gun ban.
03:35This is the latest news on PTV Davao.
03:37I am Jay Laganga. Good day.
03:41Thank you, Jay Laganga.
03:43And those are the news at this time.
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03:50I am Naomi Timurcio for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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