The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) confirmed on Thursday, Oct. 12 that the "suspects" responsible for the attack on the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) database are different from those who targeted the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)....
The Department of Health (DOH) introduced the PhilHealth Mental Health Benefits Package during the launch of the 2024-2028 Philippine Council for Mental Health (PCMH) strategic framework on Thursday, Oct. 12. Photo by Zekinah Elize Espina The package includes a comprehensive range of mental health...
As a significant step in enhancing its cybersecurity, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) eyes the establishment of a dedicated cybersecurity task force. Photo from PhilHealth Facebook page PhilHealth Acting Vice President of Corporate Affairs Group Rey Baleña, during a...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and even government and private hospitals should invest in strengthening their systems against cyberattacks as these occurrences poses a security risk issue. Sen. Pia Cayetano asks Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Wednesday, Oct. 11 committed to notify its members with compromised data following the Medusa ransomware attack. Photo from PhilHealth Facebook page In the televised Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview, PhilHealth’s Acting Vice President...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Sunday, Oct. 8 urged the public to stop the "further dissemination" of the leaked data from the recent ransomware attack. Photo credit to PhilHealth PhilHealth said the hackers have reportedly publicized the illegally...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) confirmed that around 92 workstations have been “compromised” following the ransomware attack last month. Photo from PhilHealth Facebook page PhilHealth's Senior Vice President for Health Finance Policy Israel Pargas confirmed this in an...
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (Facebook) AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes says the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) ought to be held liable for the data breach that resulted from last month Medusa ransomware attack. "Dapat may managot...
Senators have called on government agencies to provide stronger cybersecurity measures to prevent attacks such as what happened to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Sen. Grace Poe said that any cyber attack is unacceptable, especially against government data systems. "As...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) assured the public that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) membership database has not been affected by the ransomware attack last Sept. 22. Photo courtesy of Unplash READ:...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is asking the Department of Health (DOH) to quickly resolve the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)’s delayed payment of an estimated...
Filipino households identified as poor in the third cycle of the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), or “Listahanan 3,” will soon be prioritized for comprehensive health care services from the Philippine...
