Manila, Sept. 17 -- Approximately 2,600 employees of a mining firm in Claver, Surigao del Norte, will directly benefit from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.'s (PhilHealth) Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP), the Department of Labor and Employment in the Caraga Region (DOLE-13) said Wednesday.

The DOLE-13, through its provincial office, and PhilHealth formally launched the program in Claver on Tuesday. The event was led by DOLE-13 Regional Director Jason Balais, PhilHealth Caraga Field Operations Chief Joselyn Canete, and Claver Mayor Georgia Gokiangkee.

Of the total number of beneficiaries, 600 are regular and 2,000 are contractual employees of Taganito Mining Corporation (TMC).

"The launching formalized the DOLE-13's ongoing impl...