The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is a hot topic during the recent presidential debate. It even went into a point where Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas dared Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to withdraw from the presidential race if he can send proof that there are Davao City residents who benefited from the health insurance’s programs.
However, Duterte said he applied for the program two years ago.
There seems to be a misunderstanding between the two and netizens tweeted their thoughts about it.
Mar and duterte have heated exchanged on whether Philhealth benefits exist in Davao. #Halalan2016
— Cecilia Oreña-Drilon (@cesdrilon) April 24, 2016
The PhilHealth works , Duterte . #PiliPinasDebates2016
— Noem Dado (@momblogger) April 24, 2016
#philhealth coverage alone does not improve access to health services #PiliPinasDebates2016
— Doc Eric Tayag (@erictayagSays) April 24, 2016
Instead of expanding PhilHealth, why not stop privatizing hospitals and increase their budget directly? #PiliPinasDebates2016
— Kabataan Party-List (@KabataanPL) April 24, 2016
Fact-check: Davao has PhilHealth beneficiaries. Their details are here: https://t.co/oDP5Hx53lq
— voltaire (@voltaire) April 25, 2016
Mayor Duterte dont tell us we’re not doing our job in PhilHealth. Regardless of who is President, we’ve been … https://t.co/UNaPw0CRHI
— Janx O (@janxolea) April 25, 2016
Mayor Duterte dont tell us we’re not doing our job in PhilHealth. Regardless of who is President, we’ve been … https://t.co/UNaPw0CRHI
— Janx O (@janxolea) April 25, 2016
Philhealth Zero based? Oh come on! Medtech po ako & I can assure you na hindi to totoo, may discount po pero never naging libre ang lahat.
— Rushi (@Roseshey_Bidua) April 25, 2016
I’m waiting for him to withdraw his candidacy over Philhealth list of beneficiaries in Davao..????✌#JunkDuterte. https://t.co/g3TfELEu5C
— Lyn Banzali (@k4tc4rl0) April 25, 2016
#FactCheck: Did Mar Roxas get it right with his PhilHealth data? #PiliPinasDebates2016 #Halalan2016 pic.twitter.com/5Ue32SVBaU
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) April 24, 2016
PhilHealth was created to provide national health insurance program for all in the country. It is a tax-exempt, government-owned, and government-controlled corporation. It is attached to the Department of Health.
Was there a misunderstanding regarding the PhilHealth topic between Duterte and Roxas? What do you think of PhilHealth?
