PROVINCIAL INFORMATION OFFICE
Capitol Bldg., Lingayen, Pangasinan
October 2, 2008

Provincial Population Officer Luzviminda N. Muego inspects some of the 36,627 PhilHealth IDs of eligible indigents before the distribution to 3rd class municipalities. The new batch of cards is in addition to 26,005 PhilHealth IDs distributed by yearend of 2007 to the fourth to fifth class municipalities. The recipients would entitle them to PhilHealth benefits when confined in accredited hospitals. Gov. Espino wants the distribution earlier but due to huge volume of enrollees from Pangasinan, the printing machine of PhilHealth bogged down. (PIO Photo by Bob Sison)