The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced the reopening of its corporate website and member portal, effective 12 p.m., Friday, Sept. 29. Photo from PhilHealth Facebook page These vital public-facing systems are once again "operational and available" to the general public...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Thursday, Sept. 28 pledged to continue working on the complete restoration of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) system, which was targeted by cybercriminals last week. Photo from Pixabay Through its...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said the government will not pay any ransom, in light of the hacking incident that targeted the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group READ:...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (PPAB) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) member database wasn't compromised despite a ransomware attack last week, House members were told on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The budget of the...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) eyes the full restoration of its system in the coming days after the ransomware attack last week forced it to shift to manual operations. Photo from PhilHealth Facebook page "For now, PhilHealth has shifted to manual operations since Friday,...
Sen. Mark Villar called on the Senate to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation following a recent cyberattack against the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and all the other attacks against government websites. Villar filed Resolution No. 811 before the Senate directing...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Sunday, Sept. 24 issued a list of preventive measures and security actions to be taken in the event that a system becomes infected with the Medusa ransomware. Photo from Pixabay The DICT emphasized the value of regular attack...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Management on Saturday, Sept. 23, released an update on the the temporary downtime in its system and assured the public that this will be restored at the "soonest possible" time. Photo credit to PhilHealth "We are working to restore...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Management on Saturday, Sept. 23, released an update on the the temporary downtime in its system and assured the public that this will be restored at the "soonest possible" time. (PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) "We are working to...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, September 21, criticized the Social Security System (SSS), the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), and the Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG for not doing enough to ensure that employers have enrolled their "kasambahays" and are paying their...
The Department of Health (DOH) addressed the PhilHealth coverage for leptospirosis during the #MediaSolusyon Kapihan session on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Manila Bulletin Abigail R. Estrada, Chief Social Insurance Specialist from the Benefits Development and Research Department in the Health Finance...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) over unsettled notices of disallowance (NDs) amounting to P7,857,710,895.05 across all regions in the country as of Dec. 31, 2022, some of which have been unsettled since 2008. In its audit...
