PhilHealth forges ties with PRA for the Enrolment of Foreign Nationals May 21, 2015

Padilla (3rd from right) and Atienza (3rd from left) present the signed MoU to the public. Also in
photo are (L-R): PRA Department Managers Noehl D. Bautista and Orlando H. Habitan,
PhilHealth Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer Ramon F. Aristoza Jr. and Senior
Vice President and Chief Legal Executive Atty. Edgar Julio S. Asuncion.
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will soon provide health care benefits
to foreign nationals and former Filipinos who wish to retire in the country.
This development came about as it formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with the Philippine Retirement Authority in Pasig City.
Under the agreement, the PRA will facilitate the enrolment of foreign nationals under the
Informal Economy member-category of PhilHealth.
The MoU aims to further strengthen the collaboration between the two agencies to promote the
country as a retirement haven to qualified foreigners as support to PhilHealths thrust towards
Kalusugan Pangkalahatan (KP).


Padilla (right) and Atienza (left) are engaged in a light banter after the MoU signing.
We intend to cover each and every Filipino, retiree man yan o hindi, dayuhan man yan o
Pilipino... I think PRA will help us gain 100 percent coverage which is PhilHealths mandate,
said PhilHealth President and CEO Alexander A. Padilla.
PRA General Manager and CEO Veredigno P. Atienza, on the other hand, thanked PhilHealth
for its support to help the agency attract more foreign nationals to permanently reside, retire and
invest in the country.
PhilHealth and PRA are set to meet next month to establish a Technical Working Group that will
work on the details of the agreement provisions that will form part of its Implementing Rules and
Regulations. (END)
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