From sacrifice and reliability to boundaries and preventive care, different generations reflect a changing Filipino understanding of what it means to look after ourselves and the people around us. ...
For many Filipinos, there is a familiar point in adulthood when ordinary conversation begins to sound like a countdown. After graduation comes work. After work comes marriage. Then, often before a couple has settled into married life, comes the question: Kailan kayo magkakaanak? ...
In almost every Filipino household, moms are the ultimate caregivers. They wake up early to prepare meals, manage tight budgets, and make sure everyone is ready for school or work. Yet when it comes to their own health, many moms do something heartbreakingly common: they brush off...
iCare HMO is ushering in a new chapter with upcoming brand ambassadors who represent the different healthcare journeys of Filipinos, reflecting the company's commitment to innovation, personalized healthcare, and its unique blend of Singaporean efficiency and Filipino compassionate care. ...
Drinking in the Philippines is rarely only about alcohol. It is about belonging, hospitality, masculinity, celebration, grief, work, and social trust. For employers, healthcare providers, and HMOs, that cultural reality makes alcohol a workforce health issue, not merely a personal habit. ...
Responsible care for community animals must extend beyond feeding. It requires vaccination, humane population management, accessible animal bite clinics and healthcare coverage that allows people to seek treatment without delay. ...
HMO and insurance coverage may be recognized as necessary, yet limited income, family obligations, complex benefits and the difficulty of valuing protection before illness make healthcare preparedness easier to postpone. ...
The Insurance Commission's latest advisory identifies 22 approved gender-specific insurance and HMO products, including two from iCare, reflecting a broader shift toward more inclusive, preventive and personalized healthcare for Filipinos. ...
In healthcare, protecting people also requires protecting the information they entrust to the organizations responsible for their care. Member profiles, medical information, identification records, authorization requests, claims documents, and payment details may pass through multiple systems before a consultation, diagnostic procedure, or hospital admission is...
The Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) industry in the country has resiliently been in existence for over four decades and counting. For the longest time it has been and continues to be an integral part of the country’s health delivery systems....