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A health leader on Feb. 24, 2026 calls for the inclusion of universal screening for liver cancer in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) benefit packages, saying existing coverage is insufficient. Speaking at a media roundtable, Dr. Jennielyn Conde, president of the Hepatology Society of the Philippines, said liver cancer was the fourth most common cancer in the country, with 32 Filipinos dying every day. She called for the approval of the benefit package that would benefit 80 to 90 percent of patients and fulfill the mandate of the Universal Healthcare law.

VIDEO BY ALLEN LIMOS
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00:00Actually, um, yung sa liver cancer benefit package, so we had several talks and meetings already, no, to come up
00:07with the package.
00:08Ang sabi po nila is for signature na lang na mga executives or higher up to have that, uh, for
00:16approval of that liver cancer benefit package po.
00:21So, yun. Actually, for hepatitis B, um, we're still trying to lobby na magkaroon din ng, um, mag-come up
00:30din ng outpatient, uh, benefit package for patients with viral hepatitis.
00:36So, unfortunately, um, wala pang mga, uh, we try to have an initial or to lobby with the bill help,
00:45however, wala pang, uh, uh, uh, talks with, to come up with the outpatient benefit package for hemp B.
00:53Yun sa liver cancer, ang sabi, is for approval na ng executives.
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