SBN-712: Expanded Senior Citizens Act
An Act Providing for the Mandatory Philhealth Coverage for All Senior Citizens, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7432, As Amended By Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise Known As The “Expanded Senior Citizens Act Of 2010”
- Under this bill, all senior citizens, whether indigent or not, shall be enrolled under Philhealth. The funds necessary to ensure their Philhealth coverage shall be sourced from the National Health Insurance Fund
STATUS:
• Sponsorship Speech of Senator Ralph G. Recto
• Signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III on November 5, 2014 and became Republic Act No. 10645
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