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ESCUDERO WANTS PHILHEALTH CONTRIBUTION SLASHED

Senate President Chiz Escudero said the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) can afford to slash the mandatory contribution paid by its members due to the huge amount of unutilized funds that it has accumulated over the years. Citing figures from the Department of Finance that the reserve fund of PhilHealth has now reached close to […]

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REMIT EMPLOYEES’ PREMIUMS ON TIME – PHILHEALTH

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) reminded employers to remit their employees’ contributions on time. In commemoration of Labor Day and in honor of our workers’ hard work, we would like to remind all employers, both public and private, to remit and report your employees’ PhilHealth premiums on time,” PhilHealth acting president and chief executive […]

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DUTERTE SIGNS LAW DEFERRING SSS CONTRIBUTIONS

Senator Joel Villanueva hailed MalacaƱang’s signing into law a bill granting the President the power to hold off Social Security System (SSS) contribution hikes during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Maraming salamat po sa ating Pangulo. But having been given that power, the President must now pull the trigger so to speak,” said Villanueva, chair of the […]