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Jervis Manahan

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<p>TAGUIG CITY — St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City and state insurer PhilHealth signed Tuesday a memorandum of agreement that would allocate 53 beds in the private hospital for patients availing the no balance billing program.</p><p>&quot;Sinasama na natin ang private hospitals sa ating mga programa para tulungan ang ating mga pasyente,&quot; President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Tuesday.</p><p>&quot;Yung dating hindi nakakapunta sa private hospitals kagaya ng St. Luke’s ay matutulungan, at bibigyan natin ng suporta. Hindi na matatakot ang mga nagkakasakit na pumunta sa private hospitals kasi wala silang pambayad,&quot; he told reporters.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2025/12/15/doh-eyes-zero-balance-billing-for-lgu-hospitals-1615">DOH eyes zero-balance billing for LGU hospitals </a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1788372449284358%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </span>The Universal Health Care Law mandates private hospitals in the Philippines to allocate 10 percent of their bed capacity to basic or ward accommodations.</div><p>&quot;Nag-umpisa tayo sa St. Luke’s, paparamihin pa natin yan para lahat na talaga ng ating facilities ay kasama na sa programa natin para hindi lang yung may kaya ang makakapunta sa private hospitals,&quot; Marcos added.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17876410825601787641078624.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>PhilHealth President and CEO Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho said the MOA would be helpful to strengthen government healthcare programs.</p><p>&quot;Ine-expand nila ang options ng Filipino patients for no balance billing,&quot; Ho said.</p><p>&quot;Para [ito] sa mga pasyente na kailangan ng specialized kind of treatment na pwedeng available naman sa public hospitals natin pero kailangan muna nilang maghintay kasi may backlog ng pasyente,&quot; she added.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1400560158624502%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>Marcos instructed Philhealth to continue &quot;removing the barriers&quot; that prevent Filipinos from accessing quality healthcare.</div><p>&quot;Continue to ensure that our health care system becomes more responsive and affordable for Filipino families, especially those who are most in need,&quot; he said in his speech.</p><p>&quot;Continue removing the financial, geographic, and institutional barriers that keep patients from getting the assistance that they need,&quot; Marcos added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2025/12/3/majority-of-filipino-families-struggle-to-pay-hospital-bills-study-1931">Majority of Filipino families struggle to pay hospital bills — study </a></div><p>&quot;Tandaan: ang sistema dapat ang tumutulong sa pasyente. Hindi dapat sila mahirapang sumunod sa mga prosesong lalo lamang nagpapabigat sa kanilang buhay,&quot; the President ended. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2026/8/19/dbm-releases-additional-funding-for-pgh-palace-1623">DBM releases additional funding for PGH — Palace </a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fx7okcRllLk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City and state insurer PhilHealth signed Tuesday a memorandum of agreement that would allocate 53 beds in the private hospital for patients availing the no balance billing program.</p>

St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City and state insurer PhilHealth signed Tuesday a memorandum of agreement that would allocate 53 beds in the private hospital for patients availing the no balance billing program.

St. Luke's Global City allocates 53 beds for 'no balance billing' patients

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St. Luke's Global City allocates 53 beds for 'no balance billing' patients

Jervis Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 25, 2026 02:36 PM PHT

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Updated August 25, 2026 02:58 PM PHT

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