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Job Manahan

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<p>MANILA – Medical assistance to indigents and poor families may be accessible in eGov app, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday.</p><p>The &quot;super app,&quot; part of the e-Gov PH system launched in December 2022, makes it convenient for the public to access government services and information online in both the local and national level.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/21/ediploma-one-stop-shop-for-ofws-to-be-integrated-into-super-app-1632" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eDiploma, one-stop shop for OFWs to be integrated into &#x27;super app&#x27;</a></div><p>“Ngayon, dito sa eGov app, yung ating medical assistance for indigents and financially incapacitated patients, yan ang gagawin nating madali para sa tao,” said Health Undersecretary Emmie Liza Chiong. </p><p>The official noted app users should have a Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) ID to prove they are Filipino.   </p><p>She assured the public that data shared or stored on the app would be safe, but urged the public to change their passwords often. </p><p>Other DOH services available on the app include prices of medicine – which the official said they regularly post – and licensing and regulatory options for different health facilities.</p><p>“Ito yung pagre-renew o license to operate ng iba’t ibang health facility...pwede online...Kung ikaw ay ospital, definitely you want to keep what you started. Bihira ang ospital na mag-downgrade. Ang problem now, kulang ang mga health workers natin,” she said. </p><p>“Kami sa DOH ayaw namin mag-downgrade, madali sana ang access ‘pag online lang – renewal lang eh.  So wala kang binago, at ang services mo intact,” she said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/video/business/08/29/23/egov-super-app-promises-easier-passport-applications-digital-drivers-license" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eGov super app promises easier passport applications, digital driver’s license</a></div>

<p>Medical assistance to indigents and poor families may be accessible in eGov app.</p>

Medical assistance to indigents and poor families may be accessible in eGov app.

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Medical assistance for indigents to be accessible on e-Gov app

Job Manahan,

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Published May 22, 2025 01:48 PM PHT

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