Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. on Wednesday, Oct. 18, lamented the reassignment of its eight executives saying work had been smooth since he took office. Photo by Zekinah Elize Espina “As the head of the corporation,...
Amid the numerous cyberattacks that government agencies suffered from in the past weeks, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano floated the idea of providing reward money for catching perpetrators behind cyberattacks provided that there's a stiff penalty for it. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano suggests that the...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Saturday, Oct. 14, strongly encouraged its members to utilize the PhilHealth Member Portal as a secure means of accessing their membership and contribution records, in response to a recent data breach that disrupted its operations. Photo...
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (Screenshot from YouTube live) AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes chided the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Friday, Oct. 13 for supposedly prioritizing the increase of its executives' pay over...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) issued a public warning on Friday, Oct. 13, about the risks of downloading hacked data files from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) ransomware attack. NPC-Complaints and Investigation Division Chief Michael R. Santo in PTV's Bagong...
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...
