More about PhilHealth
Profile
The call to serve the rural indigents echoed since the early '60s when the Philippine Medical Association introduced the MARIA Project which prioritized aid to communities in need of medical assistance.
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Affiliations
An attached agency of the Department of Health and a proud member of the following: ISSA, ASSA, PHILSSA.
Enabling laws
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- PDFR.A. 7875 and IRR
- PDFR.A. 9241 and IRR
- PDFR.A. 10606
- PDFRevised IRR of the National Health Insurance Act of 2013 (R.A. 7875 as amended by R.A. 9241 and 10606)
- PDFR.A. 11223 (Universal Health Care Act)
- PDFUHC-IRR
- PDFIRR of R.A. 11228
- PDFPhilHealth Rules on Administrative Cases (PROAC) involving health care providers, members and PhilHealth employees
- PDFThe 2026 Omnibus Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. No. 7875, as amended by R.A. No. 9241 and R.A. No. 10606, and R.A. No. 11223
PhilHealth studies
Annual reports
Stats and charts
Strategic plan and corporate data
Medical literature
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- PDFPhilippine National Formulary (PNF) Essential Medicines List (EML)
- PDFHTA Forum
- PDFNational TB Control Program Manual
- PDFComprehensive and unified policy for TB control
- PDFPolicy recommendations on leptospirosis
- PDFPhilippine Diagnosis-Related Groups Implementation Manual
- PDFAnnex A: Related PhilHealth circulars and policies
- PDFAnnex B: MDC grouping algorithms
- XLSXAnnex C directory: Clinical code appendices for DRG grouping
Head office and action center
New hotline available 24/7 including weekends and holidays via homepage www.philhealth.gov.ph (upper-right portion). Mobile hotlines call and text (24/7). To request for callback via preferred mobile hotline, text: "PHICallback [space] Mobile Number to be called [space] details of your concern". Callback schedule is from 8 am - 8 pm, 12 hours by 7 days, including weekends and holidays. Ask agent for details to make sure the callback is from PhilHealth.
- Citystate Centre, 709 Shaw Boulevard, Pasig City
- (02) 866-225-8824/7
- Smart
- 0998-857-2957; 0968-865-467024/7
- Globe
- 0917-127-5987; 0917-110-981224/7