Manila, Dec. 11 -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday said several accredited collecting agents (ACAs) are ready to roll out the pre-validation system for premium contribution payments beginning Dec. 15.

In an advisory, the state insurer said the initiative is pursuant to PhilHealth Circular No. 2022-0021, aiming to streamline and strengthen the payment validation process for members using the over-the-counter collection scheme.

The ACAs prepared to implement the system include Bank of Commerce, Bank One Savings Corporation, Century Rural Bank, CIS Bayad Center, Penbank Inc., and Philippine Business Bank, Inc.

Other institutions, like Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, UCPB Savings Bank, Camalig Ban...