PhilHealth Region III officials (from left) Ms. Monifer S. Bansil, Head, Public Affairs Unit, Arlan M. Granil, Branch Manager for III-B (Malolos), Rowena Zabat-San Mateo, Branch Manager for III-A and Mariza Paez, IT Unit Head Social Health entertain questions from the media during their “PhilHealth at Media, Forever Partners sa Kalusugan” Central Luzon Media Social Insurance Education Series (SHInES) Kapihan and Pasasalamat held on Oct. 26 at Queen Pia’s Place, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

As of July this year, PhilHealth already registers a 12.2 million members or 95% from a projected 12.89 million population in the whole of the region.

It has paid a total of P12. 49 billion to all its Partner Health Care Providers for Branch A-Pampanga, Bataan, Tarlac and Zambales and Branch B-Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Aurora.  Photo by Carmela Reyes-Estrope