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PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) president and CEO Dr. Edwin M. Mercado reminded members that PhilHealth has benefit package for heat-related illnesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mercado said heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke, heat cramps, and heat exhaustion are covered by the healthcare coverage of the PhilHealth.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He issued the reminder amid the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) warning of dangerous heat indices as summer nears.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMembers and their dependents admitted to any PhilHealth-accredited health facilities due to heat stroke or heat exhaustion are entitled to a benefit package of P12,675,” Mercado said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAt kung talaga pong heat fatigue o inatake na ang pasyente, mayroon na kahalong arrhythmia o \u2018yung puso po ay medyo pumapalya, mayroon po tayong coverage until P18,135,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The PhilHealth official urged members and families to seek early intervention against heat-related conditions and to use the free Konsulta Package for consultations and symptom checks to mitigate potential severity.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mercado advised PhilHealth members to be vigilant, stay hydrated, avoid prolonged exposure to the sun, and seek immediate medical attention if they experience any symptoms.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) president and CEO Dr. Edwin M. Mercado reminded members that PhilHealth has benefit package for heat-related illnesses. Mercado said heat-related<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uglir18g.png",1080,659,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uglir18g-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uglir18g-300x183.png",300,183,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uglir18g-768x469.png",640,391,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uglir18g-1024x625.png",640,391,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uglir18g.png",1080,659,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uglir18g.png",1080,659,false],"kreeti-slider-full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uglir18g.png",1080,659,false],"kreeti-featured":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uglir18g-1024x625.png",1024,625,true],"kreeti-medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uglir18g-720x530.png",720,530,true],"kreeti-medium-square":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/uglir18g-350x350.png",350,350,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"National<\/a>","tag_info":"National","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12305"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12307,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12305\/revisions\/12307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}