Over 13K delivery riders now have Pag-IBIG

by Info @Brand Zone | October 7, 2023

In a span of only three months after Pag-IBIG Fund entered partnerships with the country’s top transport networks to provide better access to its membership, 13,128 delivery drivers and riders have registered as Pag-IBIG members and now enjoy the agency’s benefits.

“We are very happy that a growing number of delivery riders are now part of the more than 15.6 million active members of Pag-IBIG Fund. As members of Pag-IBIG Fund, they now have secure savings and shall gain access to our affordable home loans. This is in line with our efforts to provide inclusive housing to all Filipino workers under the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Housing or 4PH Program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.,” said Secretary Jose Rizalino L. Acuzar, who leads the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the 11-member Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees.

Earlier this year, Pag-IBIG Fund partnered with transport network & app-based courier companies Angkas, foodpanda, Grab, Lalamove and Pick-A-Roo. With the partnerships, delivery riders are provided better access to Pag-IBIG Fund membership to allow them to enjoy the agency’s benefits that include its Regular and MP2 Savings, short-term cash loans, affordable home loans and the Pag-IBIG Loyalty Card Plus.

Pag-IBIG Fund Chief Executive Officer Marilene C. Acosta, meanwhile, expects that the number of delivery riders who shall become Pag-IBIG Fund members will continue to rise, especially with the agency’s ongoing Pag-IBIG Asenso Rider Raffle Promo, a special raffle promo for delivery riders.

“We remain committed to our mandate of bringing the benefits of Pag-IBIG Fund membership to more Filipino workers. This includes our delivery riders, whose service have become vital in our daily lives. That is why in addition to bringing them better access to Pag-IBIG Fund membership, we are also providing our delivery riders the opportunity to win special prizes to help them with their livelihood with the Pag-IBIG Asenso Rider Raffle Promo. All these are among the many ways how we bring our Lingkod Pag-IBIG Brand of Service – Tapat na Serbisyo, Mula sa Puso - to our members,” Acosta added.

Official Statement: Update on temporary system downtime

by Info @Brand Zone | September 24, 2023

UPDATE ON TEMPORARY SYSTEM DOWNTIME

September 23, 2023, as of 8:00 PM

In view of the information security incident that we detected early morning of September 22, 2023, please be apprised that access to all systems including the website, HCI and Member Portal, and e-Claims were disabled or unplugged immediately as part of the information security containment measures being implemented by PhilHealth.

Affected systems shall be restored at the soonest possible time after the completion of the needed configuration and reinforcement of existing information security measures. We are working to restore these systems on Monday, September 25, 2023.

PhilHealth’s Management assures the public that the incident is under control and that no personal information and medical information has been compromised or leaked. We have already coordinated with the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT), National Privacy Commission (NPC), Cybercrime Units of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to conduct forensic investigation and assessment.

In the meantime, the following procedures shall be observed in the interim until the affected systems are restored:

Members and their qualified dependents shall continually be entitled to the benefits of the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) with the submission to accredited healthcare providers a photocopy of the member’s PhilHealth Identification Card (PIC) or Member Data Record (MDR) or any identified acceptable supporting documents.

Self-earning individuals and professionals paying their premium contributions may pay directly to PhilHealth’s existing Accredited Collecting Agents with over-the-counter payments.

Accredited healthcare facilities are advised to continue deducting PhilHealth benefits and devise temporary arrangements with patients who are for discharge for them to avail of their benefits.

Note: The rule on the filing of claims is covered by the previous Advisory on PhilHealth System Optimization wherein the filing period is extended to another 60 days for claims covering June 01, 2023 to September 30, 2023.

Employers may submit their reports once the Electronic Premium Remittance System (EPRS) has been restored

Meanwhile, PhilHealth continues its operations and processes transactions that can be done manually while configurations are ongoing.

PhilHealth asks for the public’s understanding regarding this untoward incident. Further inquiries may be coursed through the PhilHealth Callback Channel at 0917-8987442, the PhilHealth Official Facebook Page @PhilHealthOfficial, or at any PhilHealth Regional and Local Health Insurance Offices.

(Sgd.) EMMANUEL R. LEDESMA, JR.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Pag-IBIG partners with top transport network & app-based courier companies; Launches raffle promo

by Info @Brand Zone | May 25, 2023

Pag-IBIG Fund signed partnerships with the country’s top transport

network & app-based courier companies in efforts to bring its membership

to delivery riders on 25 May (Thursday).

The agency also launched its ‘Pag-IBIG Asenso Rider Raffle Promo’ to

encourage Pag-IBIG Fund membership among the estimated 420,000

delivery riders in the country today.

“We are very happy to welcome delivery riders as part of Pag-IBIG Fund’s growing

membership. More importantly, by being Pag-IBIG members, they may be able to

avail of affordable home financing under the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino

Housing or 4PH Program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., which aims to

make available 6 million housing units to underserved Filipino families by 2028.

These are among our many efforts to solve the country’s housing backlog and enable

more Filipinos and their families to secure homes of their own,” said Secretary

Jose Rizalino L. Acuzar, who leads the Department of Human Settlements

and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the 11-member Pag-IBIG Fund

Board of Trustees.

Pag-IBIG Fund inked agreements with transport network & app-based

courier companies Angkas, Food Panda, Grab, Lalamove and Pick A Roo.

With the agreements, the delivery riders of the said companies shall have

better access to the Pag-IBIG Fund benefits that include its Regular and MP2

Savings programs which provide competitive returns, and its affordable

home loan programs to enable them to purchase homes of their own.

Pag-IBIG Fund Chief Executive Officer Marilene C. Acosta, meanwhile,

expressed optimism that Pag-IBIG Fund’s membership shall continue to

grow, especially with the agency’s special raffle promo for delivery riders.

“There are now 15.25 million Filipino workers who are active Pag-IBIG members,

which is the highest since the pandemic. And, with the Pag-IBIG Asenso Rider

Raffle Promo, we hope to encourage more delivery riders to become members so that

we can provide even more Filipino workers a secure savings program and affordable

home financing. We believe that our delivery riders, whose service and perseverance

have been vital in our daily lives, particularly during the pandemic, deserve the best

that Pag-IBIG Fund can offer,” Acosta added.