Balitanghali: (Part 3) July 31, 2024

GMA Integrated News

- PhilHealth, irerekomenda kay PBBM na ibaba ang kontribusyon ng mga miyembro/ Pagsasauli ng PhilHealth ng halos P90B na subsidiya mula sa gobyerno, pinuna ng ilang senador/ PhilHealth: Legal ang pagsauli ng pondo sa gobyerno; hindi pa rin ito kinuha sa kontribusyon ng members/ Finance Sec. Recto: P90B pondo, hindi ilalagak sa Maharlika Investment Fund/ Ilang doktor, nakiusap na huwag bawasan ang pondo para sa kalusugan - Panayam kay Rey Baleña Acting VP for Corporate Affairs Group, PhilHealth / Mas mababang premium contributions, irerekomenda ng PhilHealth kay PBBM - 7-anyos na lalaking sumabit sa pinaglalaruang duyan, sinagip ng nursing student/ Lalaking nanghalay umano sa kanyang menor de edad na stepdaughter, arestado/ Construction worker, arestado matapos umanong pagsamantalahan ang 14-anyos na babae - K-Pop Idol Nancy McDonie, mapapanood bilang guest runner sa "Running Man Philippines"   Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GTV anchored by Raffy Tima and Connie Sison. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 10:00 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/balitanghali.  #GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00PhilHealth is recommending to President Bongbong Marcos to lower the monthly contribution of their members.

00:07That is in the middle of the agency's payment due to the return of almost 90 billion pesos

00:14from the government's unused subsidy.

00:17Ma'am Gonzales has the news.

00:23PhilHealth's monthly premium is now 5%.

00:25For example, if a direct contributor earns 10,000 pesos a month,

00:31his monthly contribution is 500 pesos.

00:34PhilHealth is now saying that they will recommend to President Bongbong Marcos

00:38to lower the contribution of their members.

00:40This is what PhilHealth said after listening to the Senate Committee on Health

00:44that they still have 500 billion pesos in their fund.

00:47I will convene our team and we will recommend for a reduction in the premium rates,

00:53contribution rates to President Marcos.

00:55Before this, the Senators promised to lower PhilHealth's payment of almost 90 billion pesos

01:01from the government's unused subsidy.

01:04They hoped that it will be used only for patients.

01:06Why should we return the 90 billion?

01:09Why are PhilHealth's benefit packages still not enough and there are still out-of-pocket patients?

01:14Before you lower the payment, think about what can be used for that money.

01:20PhilHealth explained that it is legal to lower the fund to the national government.

01:25It was also not taken from the contribution of the members.

01:28It doesn't mean that because the 90 billion is gone, PhilHealth will lose money.

01:32Why don't you use your fund for the poor, for the patients who are in need,

01:37so that your money will not be taken away by the Department of Finance?

01:44We are very, very aggressively enhancing all of our benefit packages.

01:49In fact, we did an initial 30% across the board last February 14.

01:54And we are already in the process of doing another round of 30%, right?

02:00So it's really continuous.

02:02Finance Secretary Ralph Recto also faced criticism.

02:05He said that the GCG and OGCC agreed that it is legal and does not include a fund that is prohibited to be used

02:11in accordance with the Universal Health Care Act.

02:13He also said that the money will not be invested in the Maharlika Investment Fund,

02:17but in unprogrammed appropriations or government projects that do not have a specific source of funding.

02:23To fund the unprogrammed appropriations, Congress determined that there is another way,

02:30aside from new taxes, as well as debts.

02:34And this is through collecting from those who sleep and do not use money from the GOCCs,

02:44that we are still paying interest.

02:46But some doctors are still talking about not reducing the fund for health care.

02:51We are the ones who are being approached, we are the ones who are by their side in the fight.

03:02PhilHealth's help is not enough.

03:06Let's not call it savings because this is our debt to them.

03:13This should not be taken lightly.

03:15While the intent of the government to help the economy through the transfer of the funds to the national budget

03:23may be meritorious, the means for its achievement is definitely in violation of the law,

03:29especially if the health sector is being robbed of their rights due to it.

03:34Mav Gonzalez reporting for GMA Integrated News.

03:38PhilHealth's plan of recommendation to President Bongbong Marcos to lower premium contributions has been approved.

03:45We will talk to PhilHealth's acting vice president for corporate affairs group, Mr. Ray Balenya.

03:52Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali. This is Connie Cisun.

03:55Good morning Ma'am Connie and of course to all the listeners of Balitang Hali.

04:00Sir what is your consideration regarding the recommendation to lower the premium contribution of PhilHealth's members?

04:07If that will continue, how much will it be lowered?

04:12Ma'am Connie, of course our primary consideration here is the well-being of our members.

04:18In the light of this development, this was proposed by our President and CEO, Sir Mandy Ledesma Jr.

04:28So now we are studying this plan and if we have a plan, we will convene our executive committee

04:40so that we can recommend to our PhilHealth board and eventually to President Bongbong Marcos Jr.

04:47Is there a reason for your recommendation to lower the premium contribution?

04:53This is the Senate's recommendation regarding the return of P90 billion, Sir?

04:57Well, our primary consideration here, Ma'am Connie, is the well-being of our members.

05:08It is also provided in the law that if we have an excess fund,

05:14it can be used to improve the benefits and also to reduce our contribution.

05:23So this is the provision of the law that we are looking at so that we can benefit our members.

05:31So it has nothing to do with your recommendation?

05:36Well, we can say that it is part of it. This is what we are always looking at.

05:43Ma'am Connie, that is our position.

05:46All right. If we lower the premium contribution, it might have an effect on the fund and the benefits that PhilHealth will allocate.

05:56Well definitely, we will look at the impact.

06:00We will look at the appropriate level of reduction.

06:04For now, we do not have any information about this.

06:10But what we can assure our members is that it should not affect our benefits.

06:17In fact, Ma'am Connie, our benefit enhancement has already been programmed.

06:21We started it last year and it will continue as directed by our PhilHealth board.

06:27Okay. Some healthcare groups said that PhilHealth's assistance is not enough to address this.

06:33But there is an excess of funds.

06:36What is your position on this so that it can be improved?

06:40You said that you already have programs in the pipeline.

06:43But what can you say about the lack of receiving the benefits of the PhilHealth members?

06:53Yes, Ma'am Connie. We acknowledge their concerns about this and this is what we are urgently addressing.

07:02Last year, we enhanced our dialysis package and we increased it to Php4,000 per session.

07:12There are certain conditions that are high burden for our patients and we increased it more than double.

07:19Earlier this year, I followed your report that we increased 30 percent of all the case rates.

07:27After that, Sir Manly Ledesma instructed us to study for the next round of increase.

07:35So for this year, we were able to improve our benefits.

07:41So in due time, Ma'am Connie, our members will really feel their benefits from PhilHealth.

07:48Sir, some groups are saying that they can lower the amount they are paying.

07:56Why only now?

07:58And if benefits can be increased, why only now?

08:02Are there specific things that happened that could have been done earlier but were not done?

08:12Well, we are just lagging behind in our benefit enhancement program.

08:16But like what we said earlier, Ma'am Connie, we started that once it normalized.

08:22We are lagging behind in our benefits enhancement program.

08:29This is a possible reduction in our premium contribution.

08:33As I said earlier, this is in accordance with the law.

08:37As a recognition of the condition and situation of our fellow countrymen who are still affected by the pandemic,

08:46who are having a hard time,

08:48this is an option that we are implementing now.

08:52Alright, thank you very much for your time here in Balitang Hali, Sir.

08:56Ma'am Connie, thank you very much and long live to you.

09:00That was Acting Vice President Ray Balenya of PhilHealth.

09:04This is your regional TV news.

09:14Here are the news from Visayas and Mindanao with Cecil Quibod Castro.

09:18Cecil?

09:22Thank you, Connie.

09:24A construction worker was arrested for harassing a 14-year-old woman in Iloilo City.

09:33In Libuna, Bukidnon, a 7-year-old boy was injured after he joined a game in Duyan.

09:39Here is the hot news brought to you by James Paulo Yap of GMA Regional TV.

09:47Some residents were confused outside a house in Libuna, Bukidnon.

09:51A 7-year-old boy who joined a game in Duyan inside their house was being revived by a woman in yellow.

09:59A nursing student, Julia Angela Daculiat, who was playing volleyball in a covered court in Duyan, saw the incident.

10:07Julia immediately performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR on the boy.

10:12I put him in a corral. I put him inside the corral so that he can respond.

10:18I was also inside the corral to pull him.

10:20The CPR took almost seven minutes before the boy was revived.

10:25When you look at the boy, you can see that his eyes are in control.

10:29His lips are open and his mouth is open.

10:33I was panicking but I had to compose myself so that I can do it.

10:42The boy is being brought back to the hospital.

10:44The boy's family is not facing the camera.

10:47But they are thankful to Julia for the second life of their son.

10:55Authorities rescued a minor girl in Talisay, Cebu who was being raped by her stepfather within five years.

11:03With the help of a concerned citizen, the operation was carried out.

11:08According to the victim, she started raping the suspect when she was only eight years old.

11:13The suspect threatened her so she did not speak up.

11:17The suspect was arrested for filing a complaint of statutory rape.

11:22She refused to face the camera.

11:24The mother of the victim did not give a statement.

11:27She is currently being taken care of by DSWD Andalagita.

11:35A construction worker in Iloilo City was arrested after he raped a 14-year-old woman.

11:42According to Iloilo City Police, the victim was ordered by his mother to borrow money from a store near their house.

11:50Here, the suspect saw the victim and immediately pulled her to an abandoned house.

11:56That's where the rape happened to the victim.

12:00After the incident, we saw that they raped the woman in the abandoned house.

12:07We saw that the victim was walking and following the suspect.

12:14The victim, who was a minor, was walking and running.

12:19When the police arrived at the house, they arrested her.

12:24In addition to the police, the suspect and the victim were neighbors.

12:28The suspect was arrested for not filing a complaint.

12:32He is facing a complaint of rape.

12:35James Paulyap of GMA Regional TV is reporting for GMA Integrated News.

12:45Ladies and gentlemen, Korean idol Nancy McDonnie is ready to run in the season 2 of the hit reality game show, Running Man Philippines.

12:55The king of talk announced it on Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.

12:58She is a former Momoland member in a video message.

13:01She really enjoyed the missions and adventures during taping.

13:05This is Nancy's first project under Sparkle GMA Artist Center.

13:10Watch out for the runners this weekend at 7.15pm on GMA.

13:28For more information, visit www.gma.tv

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