Philhealth Corporation announced that they are postponing the increase in premium contribution for their overseas Filipino worker (OFW)-members. According to PhilHealth’s Executive Officer, Eduardo Banzon, the agency decided to defer the planned implementation because of the current global economic crisis that led to the repatriation of many OFWs.

This means that for this year, OFWs only needs to pay Php 1,200 for their Philhealth premiums annual payment. The new premium rate that is Php2,400 will take effect on January 1, 2013.

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Legal dependents of repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Libya and other countries can still enjoy the benefits of their membership in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). This is the assurance given by Philhealth president and chief executive officer, Rey Aquino.

Aquino said in a statement, “We want to assure our OFW-members that should hospitalization needs arise, they may still avail themselves of their PhilHealth benefits, provided the period of confinement is within the effectivity period of their coverage.”

Read more about the PhilHealth benefits for OFWs.