Senate bill on Philhealth rate hike suspension filed

SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Wednesday filed Senate Bill (SB) 2000, seeking to grant President Rodrigo Duterte the authority to suspend the scheduled increase in the premium contribution rates of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).

LISTENING EAR President Rodrigo Duterte listens to Sen. Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go as he explains a bill he filed at the Senate seeking to defer an increase in PhilHealth contributions. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO