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Davao City registers 406,117 YAKAP beneficiaries

by Gio Tanudtanud
written by Gio Tanudtanud

THE PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) XI has recorded a total of 406,117 Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) registrations in Davao City, the highest in Davao Region as of May 2026.

Davao City also has 59,725 YAKAP registered beneficiaries with first patient encounter (FPE) where PhilHealth members complete a mandatory medical check-in at their chosen primary care clinics to avail of free health benefits.

In Davao Region, Davao Occidental has the lowest number of registered beneficiaries at 74,858 and 13,181 with FPE.

The region presently has a total of 1,229,101 YAKAP beneficiaries and 210,079 with FPE as well as 188 YAKAP clinics and 82 GAMOT (Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment) providers.

YAKAP is an enhanced Konsulta package that offers essential services of free consultations, laboratory tests, and medicines for members.

According to Germaine Tan, PhilHealth XI OIC for Field Operations Division, Davao Region currently has a coverage rate of 93.11% with 5,274,909 members and dependents.

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PhilHealth XI upgrades YAKAP’s benefits, introduces 54 new medicine offerings

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BY DWIGHT GUMAHIN, JHUN CARLO LUCERO & JERRY NIEL M. LORA /DNSC Interns

PHILHEALTH continues to strengthen the implementation of the Yaman ng Kalusogan Program (YAKAP) by expanding its primary care benefits, adding 54 new medicines in preventive medicine offerings.

Dr. Giannelle Kristine Remocaldo, PhilHealth XI Accreditation & Quality Assurance Section medical specialist, explained that the program aims to make these medicines free and accessible to its members, since they are pricier when purchased outside.

“We added more antibiotics and more maintenance medication, since their prices have increased, like Amoxicillin or Azethromycine because now there are so many with coughs and colds,” Remocaldo said.

Meanwhile, PhilHealth encouraged the members to utilize the YAKAP MAPS, so they could easily navigate their way around the closest accredited primary care providers and receive necessary healthcare services without delay.

Remolcaldo urged the members to register in a YAKAP-accredited facility and to complete the First Patient Encounter (FPE) to ensure unhampered access to free consultation, free diagnostic services, and essential medicines, all under the upgraded benefits.

Atty.  Harvey L. Carcedo, regional vice president of PhilHealth XI, mentioned that their flagship program YAKAP is set to upscale the primary care benefit package, catering to ill patients and those scheduled for regular consultations.

“We can go to a YAKAP provider for a checkup even if you don’t have an illness if you just use your PhilHealth under the YAKAP program,’’ he stated.

PhilHealth also assured its members that the 21 existing essential medicines under YAKAP remained available in accredited outlets nationwide. 

In totality, there are now 75 free medicines and 173 accredited and operational YAKAP facilities available in Davao Region.

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PhilHealth launches YAKAP program in Davao Region

by Gio Tanudtanud
written by Gio Tanudtanud

THE PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) XI held its first launching of the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) in Davao on Aug 29 at Arcadia Event Center, introducing new and improved healthcare benefits.

The YAKAP logo was unveiled during the PhilHealth PULSE (Promoting UHC through Linkages, Synergy, and Engagement). Regional vice president Harvey Carcedo, executive vice president and chief operating officer Eli Dino Santos, and Councilor Trisha Ann Villafuerte attended the event.

As a rebranding of the Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama (KonSulTa) package, YAKAP enhances the coverage of primary care services of check-ups, cancer screening tests, with 75 medical drugs included, where members can avail themselves of as much as P20,000 per year.

The medicines provided are under the PhilHealth GAMOT (Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment), which covers basic medications of antimicrobiotics, antithrombotics, anti-asthmatics, and many others.

Members can register by accessing the PhilHealth Member Portal via the eGovPH mobile app or directly at a YAKAP clinic.

Region XI presently has 148 YAKAP facilities, while PhilHealth XI is currently in an ongoing phase to accredit PhilHealth GAMOT dispensaries.

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PhilHealth XI relaunches new and enhanced Konsulta package

by Gio Tanudtanud
written by Gio Tanudtanud

THE PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) XI announced on Aug. 18 for the ‘Yaman ng Kalusugan Para Malayo sa Sakit’ (YAKAP) program that offers enhanced benefits on cancer screenings and new services for its members.

After its rebranding in July, the program is an enhancement of the coverage of Konsulta while retaining the essential primary care services, with six diagnostic tests for cancers being introduced.

Healthcare delivery and management division chief Dr. Marie Allexis Campaner-Belen said 75 medical drugs have been included in the package that members can avail for P20,000 per year and per head.

She added that there are presently 148 YAKAP facilities all over Davao Region. The regional office is currently in the phase of accrediting PhilHealth GAMOT (Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment) dispensaries.

“So, these [dispensaries] are outpatient facilities that are to dispense all of the 75 drugs under PhilHealth GAMOT to all our eligible members,” Campaner-Belen said during the Kapehan sa Dabaw.

Kleah Gayle Guevara, public relations officer, urged the public and the members to register themselves with accredited primary care providers under YAKAP.

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