House panels approve bills authorizing President to suspend PhilHealth, SSS rate hike
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 21) — Two committees in the House of Representatives approved on Thursday measures granting the President the power to suspend scheduled contribution hikes in times of national emergencies.
The Committee on Health approved House Bill No. 8316, or an act granting the country’s chief executive the power to suspend scheduled contribution increases of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, amending section 10 of the Republic Act No. 11223, or the Universal Health Care Law.
In a position paper, PhilHealth President and CEO Dante Gierran said they fully support the measure "provided that the subsequent scheduled increases in the premium contributions shall be adjusted to fall on the years following the lifting of the suspension."