NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley, October 21, 2015 - The
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) through its Compostela Valley
Local Health Insurance Office (LHIO) joins other national/ regional agencies
and local government in bringing various government services directly to the 6
recipient barangays on October 8-9, 2015 held in Brgy. Ngan,
Compostela.
Lorna Permito, a resident of Sitio Mambusao, expressed her
gratitude saying it serves as a good venue for them to know more about the
benefits and how they can avail of the services of Philhealth.
“Nalipay ko kay di nako makabayad kay nahatagan nako ug
libreng Philhealth gikan sa gobyerno. Daku kayo ning tabang sa amoa,” Permito
said who has 6 children to a farmer husband.
According to Christopher R. Molina, Chief Social Insurance
Officer of Philhealth LHIO-Nabunturan, in the 6 barangays alone, a total of
5,675 families were enrolled. In particular: 1,868 families enrolled in Brgy.
Ngan; 1,110 families in Brgy. Mangayon; 1,114 families for Brgy San Miguel; 651
families for Brgy. Tamia; 682 families for Brgy. Osmeña; and 250 families for
Brgy. Panansalan.
“In addition, we have more or less 1,000 IP members situated in
Brgy. Ngan who were being processed as of the moment, thru the initiative of
66IB Battalion Commander LtC Gilbert Roy S. Ruiz INF (GSC) PA, to foster peace
and development to the people of the said barangay,” he said.
Record shows that in ComVal, the national government thru
Philhealth enrolled a total of 168,000 families under the National
Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). With this, the
national government allocated P2,400 per family or a total of P403.2M this year
for the province.
This is the 4th National Serbisyo Caravan and the
17th Serbisyo Caravan for the Association of Regional Executives of
National Agencies in Region XI. This is ARENA’s flagship program presently
headed by DPWH Reg. Dir. Mariano Alquiza.
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