by anyajulia | Sep 9, 2009 | Foreign Exchange, Headlines
Since August, of this year, mobile officers of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) were dispatched to Hongkong. This action is in line with providing access and information to Filipinos on the agency’s membership updates and renewal, claims and benefits, and premium remittance concerns.
The task of PhilHealth mobile officers is to attend OFWs gatherings or meetings and coordinate with Filipino organizations in Hongkong to facilitate information drives promoting the agency’s programs and services.
PhilHealth, complementing its extension services overseas, also signed and entered into a Collection and Remittance Agreement with Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) accrediting them as the official collecting partners for OFW premium contributions. (PhilHealth/PIA)
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by anyajulia | Sep 9, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police joined forces with different line agencies (LGUs and the Phil. Coast Guard), thus immediately responded to the victims of MV Superferry 9.
The aforementioned vessel sunk near Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte, 50 nautical miles of Zamboanga City last Sunday September 6, 2009. It was on its way from General Santos to Iloilo City killing at least five people out of more than 900 passengers and crews aboard.
Moreover, the inter-agency coordination of the local government units and other government institutions, like the AFP and the PNP, is truly laudable as they have always been unselfish in giving quality services to the constituents especially at times where they are needed most. (4CRG, CRSAFP/PIA)
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by anyajulia | Sep 9, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Undersecretary Paul Oaminal of the Dangerous Drugs Board said that the initial results of the on-going random drug testing for high school students nationwide revealed that marijuana is the number one drug of choice.
Of the 12,909 students tested, 30 were confirmed to be positive, 28 for marijuana and the other 2 for shabu. The data gathered covers Regions 7, NCR, 1, 2, CAR, 9 and CARAGA.
Oaminal believed, that to systematically address the problem, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Philippine National Police and the Department of Education should strengthen the information drive on the abuse of marijuana among high school students. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Sep 9, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has set the reimbursement limit for newborn screening test to only P550. This is in line with its Circular 29, series of 2009.
The directive will take effect for all claims with admission dates starting September 1, 2009.
It added that the Newborn Care Package (NCP) will cover reimbursement for the newborn screening fixed at P550, wherein the maximum out-of-pocket payment for members should only be P100.
The advisory stressed that other newborn care services, such as eye prophylaxis, umbilical cord care, Vitamin K, thermal care, BCG and Hepatitis B immunization, should also be given.
Republic Act 9288 (Newborn Screening Act of 2004) and Department of Health Administrative Order No. 2005-005 and 2008-026 guarantee that every baby born in the Philippines must be offered the opportunity to undergo newborn screening and thus be spared from heritable conditions that can lead to mental retardation and death if undetected and untreated. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Sep 8, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Philhealth Service Offices for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) are now accepting retroactive payments for individually paying members/Self-employed/voluntary members.
According to a Philhealth officer, the National Health Insurance Premiums of Individually Paying Members are non-retroactive.
With the latest advisory, the Philhealth is directing all accredited collecting banks and agents to refer Individually-Paying members to pay their retroactive payments directly to Philhealth Regional Office or to the nearest Philhealth Service Office. (PIA)
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