PhilHealth and DOLE Seal Partnership for Workers Welfare

by Info @Brand Zone | July 28, 2025

PhilHealth PR No. 2025-32 - July 25, 2025

In a major step towards improving workers welfare, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to promote the PhilHealth YAKAP among the Philippine workforce. Led by PhilHealth Acting President and CEO Dr. Edwin M. Mercado and Labor Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma — with Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs Secretary Frederick Go and DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Santos M. Benavidez as witnesses, this initiative aims to enhance workers’ access to primary care. As of June 4, 2025, over 386,000 employees all over the country are expected to benefit from the program.

The PhilHealth YAKAP is an enhanced primary care benefit package providing coverage for consultations, indicated laboratory and cancer screening tests, and prescribed essential medicines designed to promote prevention and early disease detection to help curb financial hardship for the members.

The MOA cements the commitment of both agencies to work together in expanding primary care services through information campaigns, capacity-building activities, and strategic engagement with employers, industry groups, and labor organizations.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed strong support for the initiative, emphasizing that the partnership between DOLE and PhilHealth reflects the administration’s vision for a Bagong Pilipinas where every Filipino worker is empowered, protected, and provided with essential healthcare service.

For more details on benefits and services, members may call PhilHealth’s 24/7 touch points at (02) 866-225-88 or at mobile numbers (Smart) 0998-857-2957, 0968-865-4670, (Globe) 0917-1275987 or 0917-1109812.

#Rise30

#SamasamangPagangatParaSaBagongPilipinas

#MyPhilHealth

#SagotKaNgPhilHealth

Maynilad offers desludging services this July

by Info @Brand Zone | July 25, 2025

Date of release: July 25, 2025

West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is offering septic tank cleaning services to its residential and semi-business customers this July in select parts of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Malabon, Manila, Parañaque, Pasay, Quezon City, Valenzuela, and Cavite Province at no extra cost.

Maynilad’s sanitation program is one of the company’s efforts to lessen pollution loading into Metro Manila’s river systems. “We ask our customers to avail of this service, as it will help to protect community health and the environment,” said Maynilad Chief Operating Officer Randolph T. Estrellado. 

Customers residing in Barangay 1, 4 to 18, 25, 27, 28, 35 to 46, 49 to 51, 53, 55 to 76, 167, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 185, and 188 in Caloocan; Brgy. Talon I, Talon III, Talon IV, Talon V, and Zapote in Las Piñas; Brgy. Concepcion, Flores, Ibaba, Longos, Tañong, and San Agustin in Malabon; Brgy. Malate, Paco, San Miguel, Sta. Cruz, Sta. Mesa, and Tondo in Manila; Brgy. Sta. Clara, San Jose, San Rafael, and San Roque in Pasay; Brgy. San Antonio, San Dionisio, San Isidro, Sto. Niño, and Sucat in Parañaque; Brgy. Apolonio Samson, Balingasa, Bungad, Damar, Damayan, Del Monte, Don Manuel, Doña Aurora, Doña Josefa, Maharlika, Mariblo, Paltok, Sienna, Talayan, NS Amoranto, and Pag-ibig sa Nayon in Quezon City; and Brgy. Isla, Karuhatan, Malanday, Rincon, Palasan, Tagalag, and Wawang Pulo in Valenzuela may avail of Maynilad’s desludging service. 

Moreover, some Maynilad customers in Cavite Province, particularly Brgy. Mambog I, Molino, Molino III, Molino IV, Molino V, Molino VI, Molino VII, Niog II, Niog III, Queens Row Central, and Queens Row East in Bacoor City; Brgy. Balsahan, Binakayan, Magdalo, Marulas, Samala-Marquez, Sta. Isabela, Panamitan, Poblacion, Pulvorista, and Tabon II in Kawit; Brgy. Anabu I-E, Anabu I-F, Anabu II-A, Anabu II-B, Anabu II-C, Anabu II-D, Anabu II-E, Bucandala II, Bucandala III, Bucandala V, Malagasang I-G, Malagasang II-D, and Palico I in Imus City; Brgy. Magdiwang, Putol, San Antonio II, San Jose II, San Juan II, San Rafael II, San Rafael III, and San Rafael IV in Noveleta; and Brgy. Muzon II, Kaunlaran, Silangan I and Silangan II in Rosario may avail of the company’s septic tank cleaning services at no extra cost. Septic tank cleaning service normally costs around Php 4,700 per truck.

Maynilad customers interested in availing of the company’s septic tank cleaning service may call the Maynilad Hotline 1626 to determine the requirements and procedures. Additional information is also available in the company’s website, www.mayniladwater.com.ph, and social media accounts (X: @maynilad, Facebook: /MayniladWater).

Maynilad is the largest private water concessionaire of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) in the Philippines in terms of customer base. Its service area includes the cities of Manila (all but portions of San Andres and Sta. Ana), Quezon City (west of San Juan River, West Avenue, EDSA, Congressional, Mindanao Avenue, the northern part starting from the Districts of Holy Spirit and Batasan Hills), Makati (west of South Super Highway), Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas, and Malabon, all in Metro Manila; and the cities of Cavite, Bacoor, and Imus, and the municipalities of Kawit, Noveleta, and Rosario, all in the province of Cavite.

Pag-IBIG Fund rolls out special 3% loan rate under Expanded 4PH to make housing more affordable

by Info @Brand Zone | July 25, 2025

File Photo: Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino 4PH - Pag-IBIG

Pag-IBIG Fund announced Friday, July 25, that it is offering a special subsidized interest rate of 3 percent per annum for the first five years of housing loans under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded 4PH) Program. The special rate is available to eligible members from the lowest income segments up to the seventh income decile, as well as all overseas Filipino workers, for the purchase of socialized housing units — which now include house-and-lot units, condominium units, and Pag-IBIG Acquired Assets.

The initiative supports President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to expand access to affordable and dignified housing, in line with the administration's Bagong Pilipinas vision.

“We are pleased to report that Pag-IBIG Fund has once again stepped forward in its commitment to helping more Filipinos secure dignified homes,” said Secretary Jose Ramon P. Aliling, head of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and chairperson of the Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees. “Together with the enhancements under the Expanded 4PH Program - which now covers both vertical and horizontal housing developments - Pag-IBIG Fund’s wider home financing options ensure that more Filipinos can finally achieve homeownership. This is our solid commitment to President Marcos’ vision of providing decent shelter through a sustainable housing program under the Bagong Pilipinas banner.”

Aliling also cited the support from the private sector, noting that developers have committed to building more than 250,000 socialized housing units nationwide under the Expanded 4PH Program, significantly accelerating the government’s housing efforts.

Under the Pag-IBIG Housing Loan for the Expanded 4PH Program, first-time homebuyers - particularly those earning less than 47,856 pesos per month in the National Capital Region and less than 34,686 pesos outside NCR - may avail of the subsidized 3 percent interest rate for the first five years of the loan. All overseas Filipino workers, regardless of income, also qualify for the special rate. The loan may be used to purchase quality socialized house-and-lot units and condominium units under accredited Expanded 4PH projects, priced up to 850,000 pesos and 1.8 million pesos, respectively. It may also be used to purchase Pag-IBIG Acquired Assets with net selling prices that fall within these ceilings. The program further offers additional financing of up to 100,000 pesos for home improvements, such as utility connections and home fixtures, and provides a 100 percent loan-to-value ratio, meaning borrowers are not required to provide cash equity.

Pag-IBIG Fund Chief Executive Officer Marilene C. Acosta emphasized that the agency’s ability to offer low interest rates stems from its strong collection efficiency, eliminating the need for external borrowing. She added that the initiative aligns with Pag-IBIG Fund’s 10-year plan to deliver double-digit dividends on members’ savings while allocating half of its housing portfolio to loans with a 3% interest rate through efficient asset management.

“We at Pag-IBIG Fund remain fully committed to fulfilling our twin mandates: promoting savings and providing affordable home financing for Filipino workers,” Acosta said. “Our robust financial position allows us to extend this special subsidized rate under the Expanded 4PH Program, enabling even more members - including private-sector workers, government employees, uniformed personnel, OFWs, self-employed individuals, and informal-sector workers - to achieve sustainable homeownership. This initiative significantly advances our goal of making Pag-IBIG Fund even more impactful in the lives of Filipino workers, fully supporting President Marcos’ vision of a Bagong Pilipinas.”

---

Download Virtual Pag-IBIG app today via Google Play and App Store.