In light of the celebration of Labor Day on Monday, May 1, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) reminded public and private employers to remit their employees' contributions on time.
PhilHealth acting President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr. said that employers may use the Electronic Premium Remittance System to remit their employees’ contributions safely and conveniently to PhilHealth.
"We have recently enhanced the EPRS - our online payment facility for employers – in partnership with MyEG Philippines, to allow more payment options for employers such as electronic wallets GCash and Maya, along with debit and credit card payments," he said.
"The payment process has also been simplified with the EPRS. Kailangan lang mag-generate ang employer o ang PhilHealth Employer Engagement Representative o PEER ng Statement of Premium Accounts (SPA) para sa buwan na babayaran, pagkatapos ay piliin lang ang kanilang preferred payment option at magbayad na (The employer or the PhilHealth Employer Engagement Representative (PEER) just needs to generate a Statement of Premium Accounts (SPA) for the month to be paid, and then choose their preferred payment option and pay)," Ledesma added.
A payment confirmation email will be immediately sent to employers after a successful transaction, the chief assured.
He also noted that PhilHealth has partnered with MyEG Philippines to support Republic Act No. 11032, or Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act.
This mandates government offices and agencies to adopt a digital payment system for disbursements and collections to promote the efficient delivery of services and speed up transactions.