In support of local medical services, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has allocated P239 million to the Quezon City government. (Photo from PhilHealth) PhilHealth President and CEO Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr. personally handed the check to Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte,...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee has filed a resolution in the House of Representatives that urges the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to implement another round of a 30...
A medical firm's former employee, who prepared and submitted 46 "falsified" claims of benefits to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), has been convicted of falsifification of official documents. Convicted in a decision issued by Judge Jesusa R Lapuz Gaudiano of Pasig...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) The transfer of P89.9 billion in PhilHealth funds to the national treasury violates Republic Act (RA) No. 11223, or the Universal Health Care Act, according to Cagayan de Oro City 2nd...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said he believes President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. can easily halt the transfer of P89.9-billion from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). But Pimentel said he hopes Marcos would intervene at the soonest time...
Using its reserve funds, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should strive to lower the contributions of its members and at the same time increase its case rates and expand its healthcare benefits, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said. As chairman of the Senate Committee on...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) still has P500-billion in its chest fund that it can use dedicatedly for the improvement of its health packages for the benefit of its members. PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma Jr. made this...
The P200 billion to be remitted by the national government from government-owned and controlled corporations will fund the salary increases of government employees and infrastructure programs. In his opening speech for the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, Department of Finance (DOF)...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Rep. Rodriguez’s Facebook page) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said President Marcos should “do justice” and order the return of P89.9 billion worth of funds...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Contributed photo) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has called on the Marcos administration to reconsider the “unjust” transfer of P89.9 billion in excess funds from the Philippine Health...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, July 19 vowed to look into the legality of the purported transfer of around P90-billion worth of funds representing unused government subsidy for Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) back to the National Treasury. Go, chairman of the...
Around 70 medical societies and healthcare organizations on Friday, July 19 urged President Marcos to order the return of the P89.9 billion unused funds to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for the individual healthcare needs of the poor. An appeal was signed by the organizations...
