\nMANILA: Metropolitan Manila and Development Authority (MMDA) staff and their dependents can look forward to better healthcare with the accreditation of the agency’s medical clinic as a Konsulta Package Provider (KPP) by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).<\/p>\n
‘As a KPP, the MMDA medical clinic would now be able to provide all of its staff and their dependents with a primary care benefits package,’ MMDA Acting Chair Romando Artes said during a press conference at the MMDA headquarters in Pasig City.<\/p>\n
The primary care benefits package includes health profiling, consultations, diagnostic and laboratory tests such as chest X-rays, fasting blood sugar, and electrocardiograms, as well as medicines for certain medical conditions like asthma, diabetes, and hypertension.<\/p>\n
The MMDA and PhilHealth also signed a memorandum of agreement to renew their partnership.<\/p>\n
Under the agreement, the MMDA will allow the display of PhilHealth information materials in their digital and non-digital advertising platfo
\nrms to provide timely information on PhilHealth services and benefits.<\/p>\n
‘We are committed to supporting and promoting the social health insurance and PhilHealth’s program for the benefit of the Filipino people, particularly in information dissemination,’ Artes said.<\/p>\n
PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. lauded the MMDA for being the first government non-uniformed agency to be accredited as a KPP.<\/p>\n
He added that the renewed alliance between PhilHealth and the MMDA would help improve the public’s access to quality healthcare, especially in the National Capital Region (NCR).<\/p>\n
‘By synergizing our efforts, we can better address our communities’ evolving healthcare needs and contribute to our nation’s overall health and resilience,’ Ledesma said.<\/p>\n
As part of the agreement, PhilHealth pledged to prioritize the conduct of orientation seminars and other information dissemination activities for the employees and beneficiaries of partner agencies during special events.<\/p>\n
No more e-bikes o
\nn national roads<\/p>\n
In the same event, Artes announced that there will be no apprehensions during the first two days of the implementation of MMDA Regulation No. 24-002, or the prohibition of e-bikes, e-trikes, tricycles, pedicabs pushcarts, and kuliglig (sidecar) from national roads, circumferential roads, and radial roads in NCR.<\/p>\n
The implementation of the ban began on Monday.<\/p>\n
After the two-day dry run, he said violators will be fined PHP2,500. If the driver is not licensed and the vehicle is not registered, the vehicle will be impounded.<\/p>\n
Source: Philippines News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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