Frequently Asked Questions

Membership and premium concerns

1. If I get separated from employment, how do I continue my PhilHealth membership?

In case you get separated from employment, you may continue your PhilHealth membership by becoming an Individually Paying Member and paying the applicable premium. Simply accomplish the PhilHealth Member Registration Form (PMRF) and tick the box "For Updating" and the appropriate box of the membership category to which you are shifting. Make sure you continuously and religiously pay your premiums so as to avoid suspension of benefits.

2. I'm a newly-hired employee. How do I get a PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN)?

To obtain your PIN, please do the following:

  • Accomplish the PhilHealth Member Registration Form (PMRF) in duplicate copies. You can get this form from any PhilHealth office or download it from the PhilHealth official website, www.philhealth.gov.ph.
  • Attach a clear copy of your Birth/Baptismal Certificate (with Registry Number).
  • Attach a clear copy of the applicable legal supporting document/s for dependent/s to be declared.
  • Submit these to your HR Department. The latter shall submit your application to PhilHealth, together with the Report of Employee-Members (Er2 Form) accomplished by your employer.
  • After processing, you shall receive, through your employer, your PhilHealth Identification Card (PIC) containing your PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN) and a copy of your Member Data Record (MDR).

3. My spouse is also a PhilHealth member. Are we allowed to declare our only child so that we can both apply our separate coverage in the event she gets sick?

PhilHealth does not allow multiple declaration and application of PhilHealth entitlements of both spouses. We advise you to decide who among you will declare and provide for the PhilHealth coverage of your only child as a dependent.

4. What if I have multiple jobs? Can I just be deducted with my PhilHealth only once?

Section 18-20 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 7875, as amended, mandates employers to enroll their employees, deduct from their salaries the required premium contribution, and remit the same, together with the corresponding employer share, to PhilHealth. As each employer has to adhere to this law, those who are engaged in multiple employment should consequently be deducted of their corresponding employee share by each and every employer with which they are currently employed.

5. How do I continue paying my PhilHealth premiums if I'm on leave without pay?

You may continue paying your premiums for months you are on leave without pay as an Individually Paying Member (IPM). To pay your premiums as an IPM, visit any PhilHealth office and present a copy of the RF-1 from your employer indicating that you are on leave without pay or a Certification from your employer indicating the same.