MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has extended the coverage for over five million poor families nationwide.
PhilHealth president Eduardo Banzon said the health coverage of members relying on local government unit (LGU) sponsors was extended for three months.
“Those whose health insurance coverage expired last Dec. 31, 2011 can still avail of the health care benefits from facilities accredited by PhilHealth until March 31, 2012,” Banzon said.
According to Banzon, about five million families from the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are expected to benefit from the extended health insurance coverage.
Various local governments previously gave PhilHealth membership to about 10 million families identified as “poor” by the DSWD.
Under the program, the annual premiums of enrolled families are jointly shouldered by the national government through PhilHealth and sponsors such as local governments, private individuals and corporations.
Banzon added that although they have extended the validity period of the insurance coverage, it does not entail any additional cost from the LGU sponsors. –Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star)
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7 Sept – Intl Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
8 Sept – International Literacy Day
12 Sept – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 Sept – International Day of Democracy
16 Sept – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Sept – World Patient Safety Day
18 Sept – International Equal Pay Day
21 Sept – International Day of Peace
26 Sept – International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Sept – World Tourism Day
28 Sept – International Day for Universal Access to Information
29 Sept – International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30 Sept – World Maritime Day
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Health, Safety and Sanitation Month
National Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month
National Peace Consciousness Month
Social Security Month
Rule of Law Month
National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 4)
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Sept 17 – 23:
World Clean and Green Week
Week 2: Education Week
Week 4: Medicine Week
Last Week: National Family Week
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Third Saturday:
International Coastal Clean-up Day
Third Monday: World Health Day
Last Friday: National Maritime Day
Sept 8: National Literacy Day
Sept 15: Philippine Medicine Day
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