Philippines compensation payable for either death or medical reimbursable expenses is capped at PHP100,000. The value of a life lost is a mere USD1,832.23 (at today's exchange rate). I can assure that PHP100,000 will not cover very much of medical bills. Critical ICU care could well exceed PHP100,000 within a day or two.
Consider that a regular doctor will charge PHP500 - 1000 for a single consultation (before medication, tests, or treatment). A specialist will charge anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 for a consultation only.
The victim must prove harm and jump through multiple hoops to get any assistance at all.
When I last checked via FOI (last year), there were 28 cases acknowledged for payment but with no details provided. I should make another request for update!
Put this in the context of more than 112,000 reports of injuries and 2,826 reports of deaths in the (grossly under reported) Philippines FDA pharmacovigilance system!
Philippines compensation payable for either death or medical reimbursable expenses is capped at PHP100,000. The value of a life lost is a mere USD1,832.23 (at today's exchange rate). I can assure that PHP100,000 will not cover very much of medical bills. Critical ICU care could well exceed PHP100,000 within a day or two.
Consider that a regular doctor will charge PHP500 - 1000 for a single consultation (before medication, tests, or treatment). A specialist will charge anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 for a consultation only.
The victim must prove harm and jump through multiple hoops to get any assistance at all.
When I last checked via FOI (last year), there were 28 cases acknowledged for payment but with no details provided. I should make another request for update!
Put this in the context of more than 112,000 reports of injuries and 2,826 reports of deaths in the (grossly under reported) Philippines FDA pharmacovigilance system!
Injured Filipinos have truly been abandoned!