qualified members

The following shall be entitled to PhilHealth's lifetime coverage as Lifetime Members:

• Old-age retirees and pensioners of the GSIS, including uniformed and non-uniformed personnel of the AFP, PNP, BJMP and BFP who have reached the compulsory age of retirement before June 24, 1997, and retirees under Presidential Decree 408;
• GSIS disability pensioners prior to March 4, 1995;
• SSS pensioners prior to March 4, 1995:
• SSS permanent total disability pensioners;
• SSS death/survivorship pensioners
• SSS old-age retirees/pensioners;
• Uniformed members of the AFP, PNP, BFP and BJMP who have reached the compulsory age of retirement on or after June 24, 1997, being the effectivity date of RA 8291 which excluded them in the compulsory membership to the GSIS;
• Retirees and pensioners who are members of the judiciary;
• Retirees who are members of Constitutional Commissions and other constitutional offices;
• Former employees of the government and/or private sectors who have accumulated/paid at least 120 monthly premium contributions as provided for by law but separated from employment before reaching the age of 60 years old and thereafter have reached 60 years old;
• Former employees of the government and/or private sectors who were separated from employment without completing 120 monthly premium contributions but continued to pay their premiums as Individually Paying Members until completion of the required 120 monthly premium contributions and have reached 60 years old as provided for by law;
• Individually Paying Members, including SSS self-employed and voluntary members, who continued paying premiums to PhilHealth, have reached 60 years old and have met the required 120 monthly premiums as provided for by law;
• Retired underground mine workers who have reached the age of retirement as provided for by law and have met the required premium contributions.