The National Anti-Poverty Commission - Workers in the Informal Sector Council opposes in a Council Resolution the increase by 100% PhilHealth monthly premium effective July 1, 2012. The P1,200.00 total annual premium becomes P2,400.00 effective July 1, 2012, the amount that most of the informal economy workers can't afford. No consultation was ever done. Phil Health needs to justify.
This Council representing the most vulnerable and unprotected workers like vendors, tricycle and trisikad drivers, homeworkers, micro-entrepreneurs, non-corporate contruction workers, beauticians, repairmen and other thousand economic activities passed Council Resolution No. 013-2012 during its 2nd Quartely Meeting for this year last May 6-8 entitled " A Resolution Strongly Opposing the implementation of Phil Health Circular No. 022-2012 and Its Corresponding Board Resolution increasing by 100% the Premium Contributions for the Informal Sector".
The Council Resolution was addressed to Hon. Secretary Enrique T. Ona as Chairman of the Board and to other Honorable Board Members thru Usec. Florencia Dorotan of the National Anti-Poverty Commission. Copies will also be furnished to respective relevant committees in both Houses of Senate and Representatives.
The Council is building tactical alliance with other stakeholders such as the NAPC Basic Sectors, NGO's, academe and other civil Society Organizations and started regional signature campaign supporting the above-mentioned NAPC-WIS Council Resolution.
The Council believes that the increase of premium contribution runs counter of the PhilHealth mandate of Universal Coverage. It also asserts that Phil Health violates Article 2, Section 14 of the Phil. Constitution and is not in line with the spirit of RA 7875 mandating a universal coverage of social health insurance.
Hon. Senator KoKo Pimentel filed Senate Resolution No. 701 asking the Senate Committees on government corporations and public enterprises, health and demography as well as other appropriate committees to conduct an investigation in aif of legislation on the "huge increase".
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