Ha! ha! ha! beautiful Sunday, this is my, my, my beautiful day.” So goes the lyrics of a beautiful song by Daniel Boone. Indeed Sunday is a beautiful day being a rest day and a day for family too. But for PhilHealth President and CEO Alexander A. Padilla, Sundays can be public service day too.
Padilla recently guested on the early Sunday morning radio program, "Todo Nationwide Talakayan (TNT)" over DWIZ 882 KHz-AM which airs from 7:00-9:00 am and is hosted by Rolly Gonzalo and Aileen Talipay.
Tackled during the interview were membership coverage , PhilHealth benefits such as Z benefit package, No Balance Billing, Point of Care, Case Rates, mandatory coverage for all senior citizens and other PhilHealth services. The PhilHealth Chief responded to the anchors’ questions in the simplest way possible for the listeners to understand the PhilHealth program better.
Padilla was also requested by the anchors to stay for at least an hour after the interview to respond to the numerous calls and text questions from listeners. He responded to at least 15 questions received via short messaging system (SMS) and calls from DWIZs local stations, namely DZXP- RPN Pagadian, 95.1 Naga, Bicol, 89.3 Dagupan, and 98.7 Natural, Davao.
Todo Nationwide Talakayan is a regular Sunday program at DWIZ that aims to increase the general public’s awareness and understanding on relevant issues happening in our country. (Emelita M. Retuta)