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PhilHealth Rolls Out Outpatient Cancer Screening Tests

  • BULGAR
  • Aug 9, 2025

by Info @Brand Zone | August 9, 2025



PhilHealth PR No. 2025-35 - August 8, 2025 


To help reduce cancer-related deaths and ease the financial burden on Filipino families, PhilHealth will begin covering selected outpatient cancer screening tests under its new YAKAP (Yaman ng Kalusugan Program) starting August 14, 2025. Many Filipino patients, especially family breadwinners, face higher risks of premature death from breast, lung, colon, and liver cancer compared to their Asian neighbors. These losses translate to an estimated P35.3 billion in economic impact each year. 


Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in the country, with Globocan 2022 reporting nearly 189,000 new cases and over 113,000 deaths. According to the World Health Organization, early detection can increase survival rates up to 99 percent for breast cancer and over 90 percent for cervical cancer. 


The initiative was announced by Acting President and CEO Dr. Edwin M. Mercado during the nationwide launch held at the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, one of the accredited cancer screening facilities in the country.  


“Sa pamamagitan ng bagong benepisyong ng PhilHealth para sa outpatient cancer screening, mas pinalawak natin ang akses ng bawat Pilipino sa maagang pagtuklas ng kanser. Hindi na  kailangang mag-atubili na agarang magpa-screening dahil ang serbisyong ito ay para sa  lahat.” said the APCEO. 


This initiative directly strengthens cancer prevention and promotes early detection nationwide, fully supporting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s vision for Universal Health Care, as highlighted in his recent State of the Nation Address. 


The new benefit packages cover essential screening procedures for breast, lung, liver and colorectal cancers, with the following rates: 

● Mammogram at Php 2,610 

● Breast Ultrasound at Php 1,350


● Low Dose Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Scan at Php 7,220 

● Alpha Fetoprotein at Php 1,230 

● Liver Ultrasound at Php 960 

● Colonoscopy at Php 23,640 


To avail of this benefit, members must first register at their chosen PhilHealth YAKAP Clinic.  Following a thorough medical assessment, their primary care doctor will then issue a valid prescription to refer the member to an accredited cancer screening facility. 


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. ### 



 
 

PhilHealth and DOLE Seal Partnership for Workers Welfare

  • BULGAR
  • Jul 28, 2025

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.



 
 

PhilHealth, nagpaalala sa benepisyo sa mga karaniwang sakit tuwing tag-ulan

  • BULGAR
  • Jul 23, 2025

by Info @Brand Zone | July 23, 2025



Press Release No. 2025-28 - July 23, 2025



Sa patuloy na mga pag-ulan at sa pagbahang dulot nito sa maraming bahagi ng bansa, tiniyak ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) sa publiko na sagot nito ang pagpapaospital dulot ng dengue at leptospirosis, dalawa sa pinakakaraniwang kondisyon na nakakaapekto sa mga Pilipino tuwing tag-ulan.


Ang pinalawak na benepisyo ng PhilHealth ay umaabot na ngayon sa P19,500 para sa moderate dengue at P47,000 naman para sa severe dengue. Samantala, ang saklaw para sa leptospirosis ay napabuti na sa P21,450. Ito ay alinsunod sa direktiba ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. na gawing abot kamay at tunay na nararamdaman ang mga benepisyo sa pangangalaga ng kalusugan.


"Kung tinamaan ng dengue o leptospirosis sa kabila ng pag-iingat, magpunta na po kayo agad sa malapit na PhilHealth-accredited health facility para kayo ay magamot. Huwag na po kayong mag-agam-agam dahil sagot ng PhilHealth ang malaking bahagi ng inyong gastos sa pagpapagamot," paniniguro ni PhilHealth President at CEO Dr. Edwin M. Mercado.


Ipinapaalala rin ng PhilHealth sa publiko na unahin ang personal na kaligtasan tuwing tag-ulan. Upang maiwasan ang mga sakit na dala ng tubig at upang maiwasan ang impeksyon sa leptospirosis, mahigpit na ipinapayo na: umiwas na lumusong o maglaro sa baha, maghugas ng kamay bago kumain at pagkatapos gumamit ng banyo, uminom ng malinis na tubig at tiyakin na malinis at lutong-luto ang pagkain.


Para naman maiwasan ang dengue, ipinapayo ng mga awtoridad na panatilihing malinis ang kapaligiran at gumamit ng kulambo o insect repellent upang maiwasan ang mga lamok na may dalang dengue.


Para sa karagdagang detalye o katanungan tungkol sa mga benepisyo, maaaring tumawag ang mga miyembro sa 24/7 hotline ng PhilHealth sa (02) 866-225-88 o sa sumusunod na mobile touchpoints: 0998-857-2957, 0968-865-4670, 0917-1275987, o 0917-1109812.



 
 
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