SB 1188

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Aug 14, 2025

National Health Insurance Act of 1995

An Act Increasing the Representation of Filipino Migrant Workers in the Board of Directors of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation to Two (2) Permanent Members, One Each for Land- Based and Sea-Based Filipino Migrant Workers

In plain language

The bill would add two new permanent seats to the PhilHealth Board—one for land‑based overseas Filipino workers and one for sea‑based Filipino seafarers—by amending the existing law that governs the board’s composition.

HealthLabor and EmploymentGovernment Administration

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Author · Senator

Lito Lapid
SenatorManuel "Lito" Lapid
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Subjects

Filipino Migrant WorkersBoard of DirectorsPhilippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth/Phic)

Official sources

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HB 2717· Filed Jul 30, 2025
An Act Amending Republic Act No. 10022, Further Amending Republic Act No. 8042, Otherwise Known as an Act to Institute the Policies of Overseas Employment and Establish a Higher Standard of Protection and Promotion of the Welfare of Migrant Workers, Their Families and Overseas Filipinos in Distress, and for Other Purposes, to Mandate Philhealth Coverage for Diagnostic, Laboratory and Other Medical Examination Requirements for Their Employment Overseas
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HB 2385· Filed Jul 28, 2025
An Act Amending Republic Act No. 11223, Otherwise Known as the �universal Health Care Act�
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HB 2· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Strengthening the Philippine Healthcare System to Achieve Efficiency and Equity, and to Improve Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 11223, Otherwise Known as the "Universal Health Care Act"
Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2025-07-29Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez +2

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SBN-1188 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch