CLAIMS PAID. PhilHealth Regional Vice President for Western Visayas Marjorie Cabrieto presents the state health insurer’s accomplishments during a media forum on Tuesday (Aug. 11, 2026). Cabrieto said PhilHealth paid ₱10.79 billion in claims covering nearly 800,000 patients in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental during the first semester of 2026. (PNA photo by PGLena)
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) paid ₱10.79 billion in medical claims for roughly 800,000 patients in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental over the first six months of 2026.
Speaking at a media forum on Tuesday, PhilHealth Regional Vice President for Western Visayas Marjorie Cabrieto shared that the agency’s highest disbursements went to moderate-risk pneumonia (₱P883.79 million across 31,520 claims), stroke infarction (₱254.98 million across 3,389 claims), hypertensive emergency or urgency (₱170.40 million across 10,230 claims), and chronic kidney disease (₱129.86 million across 4,583 claims).
Dengue was not among the top 10 claims, but PhilHealth data showed that ₱61.6 million was paid for 3,232 dengue cases during the period.
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