Suspension of the Implementation of the Nine (9) Months Contribution in Benefits Availment

PhilHealth Circular No. 09 series 2011 has been issued to suspend the implementation of the PhilHealth Circular No. 25 series 2010. This deferment shall be in effect until the issuance by the PhilHealth Board of the appropriate policy relative to the requirement of "sufficient regularity" as basis for entitlement of benefits.

PhilHealth Sabado Part II on June 25, 2011

June 25, 2011 is designated as the Second Nationwide PhilHealth Registration Day. PhilHealth Regional Office 1 (PhRO 1) will be conducting the event at seven selected sites at the following municipalities:

·         Bacarra, Ilocos Norte

·         Magsingal, Ilocos Sur

·         Aringay, La Union

·         Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

·         Lingayen, Pangasinan

·         Dagupan City

·         San Carlos City, Pangasinan

The main objective of this activity is to ensure that eligible family members of public school students especially those classified as indigents should enroll and take advantage of PhilHealth benefits.  This also aims to encourage other eligible individuals to register in the Individually-Paying Program (IPP), to educate members about the benefits, rights and responsibilities of being a member and to enjoin partners in mobilizing resources and ensuring universal health care coverage.

Department of Health (DOH) will spearhead the event and will be participated by other government agencies such as PhilHealth, Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD),  Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and  Leagues of Provinces, Cities, Municipalities and Barangays. It can be recalled that through the collective efforts of the above-mentioned agencies, PhilHealth Sabado kick-off activity had been successfully conducted last October 2, 2010.

Eligible family members of public school pupils, PhilHealth Non-Members, Government and non-government stakeholders are invited to attend the said activity to gain access to an affordable and accessible quality health care for all Filipinos.

“Siguraduhing Pasok ang buong Pamilya sa PhilHealth. Magseguro. Magparehistro.”

PhRO 1-ITMS conducts Orientation for IT Designates

Due to the expansion of operations and deployment of systems in the PhRO and Service Offices level, competent personnel were appointed as IT designates.  To equip them with added skills on information technology, on June 2-3, 2011, an orientation and workshop intended for them was held and spearheaded by Mr. Luisito O. Santos, Information Technology Management Section (ITMS) Head.

On the first day, the participants were trained on how to properly perform hardware maintenance and simple troubleshooting, printer installation and network troubleshooting. The participants experienced hands-on/actual performance of said topics.

Elvira C.  Ver, Regional Vice President, imparted an inspirational message on the second day.  She highlighted that “hindi ninyo kailangang sabihin kung ano ang nagawa ninyo dahil balang araw  malalaman din na kayo ang talagang gumawa  at kung ano ang mga nagawa ninyo.” She also added that the IT Designates will be of great help especially for the forthcoming replication of the PhilHealth Sabado on June 25, 2011.

Updates in the field of information and communication technology and an open forum was also held on the second day.  Awarding of certificates of participation to the participants concluded the two-day IT orientation for IT designates.

Coverage of the NHTS-PR of DSWD Poor Households under the Sponsored Program

Pursuant to PhilHealth Board Resolution No. 1478, s. 2011 approving "Special Contributions Rates for Calendar Year 2011 on the Enrollment of Indigents under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the DSWD and on the Renewal of Existing Sponsored Program Members in Calendar Year 2010", concerned officers are hereby directed by our President and CEO, Dr. Rey B. Aquino to ensure that the 5, 219, 936 poor households as of February 28, 2011 shall be registered with coverage under the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) and PhilHealth Identification Cards (PICs) be distributed to the identified households not later than 30 June 2011.

Source:  PhilHealth Memorandum dated May 02, 2011

OJTs’ laud PhRO 1 Family

On-the-job (OJT) trainees from Colegio de Dagupan, DMMSU, PSU-Bayambang and PSU-Lingayen lauded PhilHealth Regional Office 1 family for accepting and mentoring  them during their nearly 2-month stay at the Regional Office in Dagupan City.

The OJTs’ led by Don Bernie Estrada and Jonathan Victorio, both from Colegio de Dagupan, showed off their heart-felt appreciation to PhRO1 family during the conduct of flag ceremony on Monday, May 23, 2011 at  the PhRO 1 office grounds. The group prepared a tribute through a movie presentation portraying their yawning grateful emotions for being a part of the PhRO 1 family.  

Meanwhile, Elvira C. Ver, Regional Vice President, PhRO1, mentioned that the help from the OJTs means a lot taking into account the limited existing manpower of the Corporation.  Further, she highlighted and reminded the OJTs to start at the bottom of the career ladder before working their way up because it is more fulfilling and more encouraging towards improvement.

As a final remark, RVP Ver wished the ojt’s a good luck in their chosen career.

Online PhilHealth Public Assistance

Good news dear colleagues!

We now have an accessible portal to almost every record that we need.  Just key in www.onlineinquiry.philhealth.gov.ph/forum.  Currently, the portal is accessible through WAN  (Wide Area Network). Regarding user accounts, you can register in the said URL/address.

PhRO 1 joins “Ehersisyong Pangkalusugan Para sa Lahat 2011”

PhilHealth Regional Office 1 (PhRO 1) joined DOH’s nationwide fitness event dubbed “Ehersisyong Pangkalusugan para sa Lahat 2011” on May 15, 2011, in San Juan, La Union through a “Hataw Exericse” and Shoreline Clean-up.  This fitness event promotes having a healthy lifestyle through physical activities like biking, dancing, running, stretching and other activities in order to prevent threatening diseases such as heart disease, respiratory disease, diabetes and others.

During the short program, Jesus Aquino, Brgy. Captain, Ili Norte, San Juan, La Union, enthusiastically welcomed the participants from PhRO 1 as well as from the DOH Region 1.  Afterward, Dr. Jimuel Cardenas, OIC-Director III, DOH-CHD1  and Elvira C. Ver, Regional Vice President, PhRO1 imparted  messages supporting the said program.

The “Hataw Exercise” led by DOH Region 1 employees immediately ensued the brief program wherein a 3-minute warm-up exercises were performed followed by a 20-minute non-stop dance exercises. Subsequent to the dance exercises, the participants set off to the sun-drenched shoreline of San Juan, La Union in which a clean-up was performed.

Soon after the clean-up, Ernesto V. Beltran, SVP for Actuarial Services, PhilHealth, also gave a brief message thanking for a warm welcome from OIC-Director Cardenas and RVP Ver.  As a final point,   OIC-Director Cardenas mentioned how grateful he is for the support every participant had shown.

It’s like being on pins and needles at first but bearing in mind the healthful benefits of exercises and in keeping the environment clean, definitely, it is worthwhile that we make these activities day by day as a part of our modified healthy lifestyle.