HEALTH MEASURE Pulong bats for free annual medical checkups for all

By MAYA M. PADILLO

Davao City First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte pushed for a free annual medical checkup for all Filipinos to ensure that every Filipino has access to preventive care and is capable of addressing potentially serious health conditions, .

Rep. Duterte, together with Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, and ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Edvic Yap, filed House

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Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” year. health members under the Universal Health Care Act, free medical checkups should form part of their benefits,” Duterte said in a statement.

The bill also known as the “Free Annual Medical Check-Up Act” entitled PhilHealth members to a free annual medical checkup that shall include blood sugar and cholesterol tests.

Laboratory and diagnosis tests shall be expanded, subject to the availability of PhilHealth funds.

HB 5074 aims to promote health, identify risks, and ensure early diagnosis. The bill also states that PhilHealth shall establish a system that allows access to a free annual medical

Bill (HB) 5074 intending to automatically entitle every Filipino to free blood sugar and cholesterol tests each F

“With all Filipinos automatically becoming Phil-