PhilPost as a PhilHealth Accredited Collecting Agent

As of January 2011, there are additional PhilPost Offices that are collecting PhilHealth premiums. Among them are:

• Manila Central Post Office
• Makati Central Post Office
• Quezon Central City Post Office
• Kalookan Central Post Office
• Pasay Central Post Office
• Muntinlupa Central Post Office
• Marikina Post Office
• Parañaque Post Office
• Araneta Post Office
• Novaliches Post Office

Payments from employers and individual members are accepted in PhilPost.

If you will be paying at a PhilPost Office, you should provide them the following information:

• PhilHealth Employer Number (PEN) / PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN)
• Name of employer / member
• Applicable month or period to be paid
• Amount to be paid

As a safety precaution, always double check the receipt given to you to ensure that the above information has been correctly captured by the collecting agent and PhilHealth as well. Any discrepancies require that the  agent correct the information and you should have the corrected copy of the receipt or payment return form.

Employers: Enroll under the Electronic Payment Scheme (ePAY)

The Electronic Payment System (EPS) also known as ePay is a mechanism introduced by PhilHealth since 2004 to allow the employers to remit their premium payments and submit a softcopy format of the Employer Remittance Report (RF-1) electronically through the accredited bank's online facility.

With this method employers must first prepare the remittance report and upload the report using the bank's online facility, after which the bank facility shall automatically deduct the total amount of premium to be paid from the bank account of the employer. PhilHealth will then download the remittance report submitted through the bank's online facility and process the report for posting of individual contributions. Through this facility, underremittance or overremittance will be minimized as the bank's system ensures that the correct total contribution amount will be deducted from the employer's bank account as payment to PhilHealth.

How to enroll under this scheme:

1. The employer should have its own PhilHealth Employer Number (PEN).

2. The employer must have an account in the ePay accredited bank.

3. The employer should conform to the layout of the RF1 softcopy. (Employers would need to contact the nearest PhilHealth Office for the guidelines on softcopy reporting.)

4. The employer needs to directly register with the ePay accredited bank.

The accredited banks implementing the ePay are:

1. Union Bank of the Philippines (OneHub)

2. Bank of the Philippine Islands (ExpressLink)

3. Citibank (CitiConnect)

4. Security Bank (Digibanker)

You have to go to the corresponding banks to enroll and you will be provided with an online user account that you would need to access their system. Additional banks may be registered under the ePay so stay tuned to this blog as we will post updates once new banks are enrolled.