A labor group said it is backing the calls in Congress to amend the law governing the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. for imposing “exorbitant” premiums on overseas Filipino workers .
Salceda hit the imposition of PhilHealth membership fees on OFWs, which could reach as high as P38,400. Earlier this month, PhilHealth announced it will start implementing the mandatory membership for OFWs, which was suspended in 2020 upon the instruction of President Rodrigo R. Duterte. The issuance started with a 2.75 percent rate in 2019, which has already risen to 4 percent this year.
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