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Senator Mark Villar has called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to strengthen its policies, improve accountability mechanisms, and enhance the delivery of benefits to ensure that no Filipino is denied access to healthcare assistance when they need it most. Villar issued the call following a viral case involving a widow who alleged that […]
Senator Bong Go renewed his call for all Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) funds to be optimized and used strictly for health services after the state insurer confirmed that the P60 billion “excess funds” transferred to the National Treasury in 2024 has been returned. “Ang pondo ng PhilHealth ay para sa kalusugan ng Pilipino. Dapat […]
Emphasizing that out-of-pocket expenses continue to burden Filipinos despite enactment of the Universal Health Care Law, Senator Bong Go said the expanded maternity benefits of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) should help ease the financial woes of Filipino families, especially mothers who need access to proper care before, during, and after childbirth. Go stated […]
Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos lauded the announcement of expanded PhilHealth maternity benefits starting April 30, saying the development “will help ensure the health and welfare of expecting mothers and their children.” President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday announced the expanded Philhealth benefits, which includes the increase in coverage for normal delivery to P29,000 […]
Senator Bong Go renewed his call for a stronger and more extensive information campaign by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), stressing that millions of Filipinos remain unaware of their benefits despite being automatic members under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law. Speaking at the Senate plenary, Go linked persistent gaps in public awareness to […]
Senator Bong Go underscored the urgency of restoring and properly earmarking funds for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), stressing that resources intended for health services must remain exclusively for health and warning that patients continue to shoulder overwhelming hospital expenses because PhilHealth support remains limited. Aligning himself with concerns over the underfunding of sin […]
Senator Bong Go reiterated that around P200 billion earmarked must be given to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in compliance with the law. “Kung maaari maibigay na po iyung hindi naibibigay dahil nasa Sin Tax Law po iyung earmarking, about P200 billion pa po ang hindi nabibigay since 2023,” Go said in his manifestation during the […]
Parañaque 2nd District Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan urged Philhealth to conduct a heightened information campaign on the financial protection and other benefits available to Filipinos under the government’s national health insurance program. Yamsuan pointed out that many Filipinos remain unaware of the benefits they can get from Philhealth, or the fact that all citizens have automatically become […]
Senator Bong Go expressed support to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) proposed P113 billion allocation for 2026. This was after the Supreme Court ordered the restoration of the P60 billion to the state health insurer. The return of P60 billion, combined with the proposed P53.12 billion PhilHealth subsidy for 2026, raises the proposed budget […]
Senator Loren Legarda called on government agencies to fully enforce landmark health and welfare measures she authored, stressing their vital role in safeguarding the rights of Filipinos from birth to adulthood. Speaking in plenary recently, Legarda responded to Senator Raffy Tulfo’s privilege speech on health programs and disability services, reinforcing the call through her own […]