Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for the passage of a measure that seeks to institutionalize healthcare proxies, allowing Filipinos to designate a trusted person to make medical decisions on their behalf in case of incapacity. Hontiveros, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, said that many...
Aiming to improve learner health and expand access to basic healthcare services, particularly in underserved and remote communities, the Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), has expanded the government’s Yaman ng Kalusugan...
ILOILO CITY – The government-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has launched its annual free medicine allocation under its primary care benefit program known as Yaman ng Kalusugan (YAKAP) in Western Visayas. Under YAKAP’s Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient...
Last week, I posted on social media my frustrations with the policies of national insurer Philhealth, and it quickly went viral. The trigger was that the billing section personnel of a hospital in which I work told me that I could not place a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia, moderate risk...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has expanded its Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP), increasing free medicines to 75 and adding screening tests for four of the country’s most common cancers. Under the regular YAKAP package, members are entitled to free consultations, 13...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said 26.75 million Filipinos have been registered under its Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) in time for this year’s National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) Month observance. As of January 2026, the state insurer said it recorded 26.75...
A total of 300 Quezon City employees are now covered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) with full healthcare benefits, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday, Feb. 3. The initiative was carried out in partnership with DOLE –...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri lauded the Senate’s third reading approval of Senate Bill No. 1513, or the Comprehensive Lupus Prevention Act. Zubiri said that the landmark measure seeks to create a national program for the prevention, monitoring, and treatment of Systemic...
The 21 essential medicines covered under the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) remain available this year in YAKAP-accredited primary care facilities nationwide, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said. In a statement, PhilHealth President and CEO Edwin Mercado said members...
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said the government has fully complied with the Supreme Court’s ruling on the transfer of PhilHealth funds, stressing that the issue has already been addressed and resolved at the institutional level. Recto said this after a group of medical doctors and lawyers...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill that seeks the creation of a P10-billion Cancer Medicine and Treatment Assistance Fund to help indigent and underprivileged Filipinos battling cancer. In filing Senate Bill No. 1057, Estrada said the establishment of a P10-billion worth of cancer...
President Marcos has ordered the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to grant amnesty for business owners, private employers, and self-employed Filipinos who have unpaid contributions. Marcos made the announcement in a video message on Thursday morning, Jan. 8, giving employers a year to...
