Philippine Consulate General

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

PhilHealth: Payments of Premiums,

Update on Services and Benefits

13 December 2009, Jeddah – In response to a request of DFA’s Office of Personnel and Administrative Services (OPAS), which conveyed to it the yearning of OFWs to be informed on how they could pay their PhilHealth premiums, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, which administers the PhilHealth program, recently, outlined the following procedures:

• OFWs may pay their premium or renew their membership with PhilHealth at POEA or at any PhilHealth Offices nationwide, personally or through their relative/representative in the Philippines. The relative/representative must make sure that he has any one of the following documents as proof that the member is an OFW: (a) working visa/re-entry permit; or (b) valid Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC); or valid job contract/certificate of employment; or (d) any proof of being an OFW.

OFWs shall pay PHP900.00 annual premium.

• For those who are not yet registered members of PhilHealth, they have to fill up the so-called member Data Record form or M1b form and attach a copy of their birth certificates or any two (2) valid ID cards for identification, then pay the premium required in accordance with the two (2) paragraphs preceding.

For more information and update on current PhilHealth benefits and services, interested parties may visit the Corporation’s website at http://www.PhilHealth.gov.ph.