Ontario, Canada-based OFWs PhilHealth Payment thru Mabini Express, Inc.

A PhilHealth Advisory has been issued informing the public that Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) based on Ontario, Canada may pay through the Mabini Express Inc., a tie-up of the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) with the following branches:

• Sheppard Centre (subway station)
• Location: 4841 Yonge St. Unit 133, 2nd Flr. North York Ontario (see map)
• Mabini Contact no: 416-222-1178
• Store hours: Mon-Wed (9:30am-7pm), Thu-Fri (9:30am-9m), Sat (9:30am-6pm) and Sun (11:30am-5pm)


• T & T Promenade
• Location: Prominade Circle, Thornhill Ontario M2N5X2 (see map)
• Store hours: Mon-Fri (9am-10pm), Sat-Sun (9am-10pm)


• T & T Milliken (Middlefield & Steels)
• Location: 5661 Steeles Avenue East, Scarborough Ontario M1V 5P6 (see map)
• Store hours: 9am-10pm


• T & T Ottawa (Hunt Club Rd. & Riverside Drive)
• Location: 224 Hunt Club Rd. Ottawa Ontario ON K1V 1C1 (see map)
• Store hours: 9am-10pm

The Official Receipt issued by the Mabini Express Inc. shall serve as your proof of payment for the paid applicable period. You would need to continue paying your premium contributions based on the current premium rate for the year prior end of your effectivity period. Please note that you would need to indicate your PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN). You may refer to the linked Advisory for the image of the official receipt.

Proofs of Payment recognized by PhilHealth and Accredited Health Providers

This post serves to remind  members of the National Health Insurance Program the proofs of payment  recognized by PhilHealth and accredited health care facilities. For one thing, the PhilHealth Premium Payment Slip (PPPS) is NOT recognized as an official receipt. Below is the list of proofs of payment that may be presented to the health care facilities when required.

Individually Paying Members

• For the Remittance-by-Air (payment through mobile phone) facility, printed proof of payment from PhilHealth website or Certificate of Premium Payment issued by PhilHealth;
• Duly validated Bayad Center Payment Form;
• Certificate of Premium Payment issued by PhilHealth (for Organized Groups);
  
• Certificate of Premium Payment issued by PhilHealth (for KaSAPI members);
• Duly validated LBC Bills Express Payment Receipt;
• Duly validated LBC Bills Express Collection System Acknowledgement Receipt;
• MLhuiller Sendout Form (for online transactions);
• MLhuiller Sendout Form Remote Transaction (for offline transactions);
• MI-5;
• PhilHealth Agent's Receipt (PAR);
• PhilHealth Official Receipt (POR).

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)

• Duly validated Remittance Forms of Development Bank of the Philippines tie-up ENJAZ, Philippine Veterans Bank tie-up BTI Money Transfer Pte., Ltd. and iRemit Singapore Pte Ltd.;
• DBP Remittance Center HK Ltd. Official Receipt;
• OEC Receipt of POEA;
• PhilHealth Official Receipt (POR);

Employed Members

• Duly validated LBC Bills Express Payment Receipt;
• Duly validated LBC Bills Express Collection System Acknowledgement Receipt;
• MLhuiller Sendout Form (for online transactions);
• MLhuiller Sendout Form Remote Transaction (for offline transactions);
• ME-5;
• PhilHealth Agent's Receipt (PAR);
• PhilHealth Official Receipt (POR);

This information was taken from the  Advisory of PhilHealth dated April 03, 2011. Click here to view the Advisory and the images of the honored proof of payment. Make sure that the information such as your name, PIN, applicable period of payment, date and amount reflected in your payment receipts are correct.

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.