Convenience anywhere, anytime.

PhilHealth offers online

payment window for
self-paying individuals

T
he Philippine Health Insurance successful payment, members will receive
Corporation (PhilHealth) announced their electronic PhilHealth Acknowledgement
that self-paying members can now receipt or ePAR and an e-mail or SMS
confirmation.
pay their health insurance contributions This payment option will soon be available
using the recently launched PhilHealth to Overseas Filipino Workers.
Member Portal. PhilHealth President and CEO
Atty. Dante A. Gierran said that this is a well-
Using the Portal’s payment management
timed development since many Filipinos
module, they can generate their Statement
still encounter travel restrictions due to
of Premium Account (SPA) that serves as their
the COVID-19 pandemic. “Now, they can
billing statement. Self-paying individuals may
conveniently pay their contribution at the
also select the number of months that they
comfort of their homes. Hindi na sila magko-
will pay for – from one month to a maximum
commute, gagastos sa pamasahe at pipila sa
of three years. After selecting the desired
mga bangko. Sa PhilHealth online payment
payment range, the module will automatically
facility ay ginawa din nating ligtas ang
compute the total contributions due for
pagbabayad ng kontribusyon.”
payment based on their declared income and
In exchange for convenience, a flat rate of
indicate the due date.
P25 will be included in the transaction, while
After generating their SPA, the payor
applicable service charge depending on the
then proceeds with choosing the accredited
payment method – 3% for credit/debit/pre-
collecting agent (ACA) which will process their
paid cards and 2.5% for GCash users – will also
payment. Currently, PhilHealth has engaged
be added to the total payable amount.
IPAY-MYEG Philippines, Inc. as its payment
Meanwhile, self-paying members who
partner. Other partners such as PayMaya will
prefer to pay over-the-counter may still do
soon be added.
so by presenting their SPA at any PhilHealth
The payor will then be directed to the ACA’s
office or its accredited collecting agents
domain to make the payment either using Visa
nationwide. They will be issued the usual hard
or Mastercard credit, debit, pre-paid cards, or
copy of the receipt as proof of payment. ###
GCash. Minimal convenience and service fees
will be applied to each transaction. For each Reference: Rey T. Baleña, Senior Manager, Corporate Communication Department
and concurrent Acting Vice President, Corporate Affairs Group | 0932-8749417