City of Koronadal and PhilHealth XII Signs Agreements

Koronadal City Mayor Dr. Peter B. Miguel and PhilHealth XII Acting RVP, Marjorie A. Cabrieto signed on June 3, 2019 in the City of Koronadal Deed of Donation and Memorandum of Agreement for the plan to set up new PhilHealth Regional Office at the Regional Center in the city.

Koronadal City Mayor, Dr. Peter B. Miguel and PhilHealth XII Acting RVP, Marjorie A. Cabrieto during the signing of Deed of Donation and Memorandum of Agreement for the plan to set up new PhilHealth Regional Office at the Regional Center in the City of Koronadal on June 3, 2019 at the City Hall Lobby in the City of Koronadal, South Cotabato.

"Maabot ang adlaw nga indi na kami mag renta kay may ara na kami sarili nga building dri. Kanami Koronadal! God bless!" (Time will come that we will no longer pay for the rental fee since we will have our own building soon. Kanami Koronadal!) God bless!" said ARVP Cabrieto.

Three days before this signing ceremony, PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Rey B. Ferrer came over in the same city for the same activity; however, it was done during the multi-sectoral forum at The Farm, Carpenter Hill where various PhilHealth stakeholders were present to witness the proceedings.

Although the City Mayor wished to have joined the event; he was not able to make it because of his prior commitments. In his absence, City Admin officer, Cyrus Jose Urbano signed as one of the witnesses.

On the other hand, allocated lot for PhilHealth may have been intended as commercial area, but for said office to stay in the city, he has donated it for that purpose.

In an earlier negotiation with him and PhilHealth XII, the mayor said that anything concerning government health program is close to his heart; thus the free lot.

Basically, the content of said agreement is for PhilHealth to occupy a prime area with 2,089 sq.m. range at the Regional Center where other Regional Offices of government agencies are likewise situated.

Customized PhilHealth building has already its budget and is expected to be set up soon. Its groundbreaking ceremony is tentatively set on June 17, 2019 with the presence again of PhilHealth Chief Executive.

L-R: (seated) PhilHealth XII Acting Regional Vice President, Marjorie A. Cabrieto; PhilHealth Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Roy B. Ferrer; Koronadal City Administrative Officer, Cyrus Jose Urbano during the signing of Deed of Donation and Memorandum of Agreement with PhilHealth and the City Government for allocating 2,089sq.m. lot at the Regional Center for PhilHealth on May 30, 2019 at the Farm Carpenter Hill, City of Koronadal.

(Standing onstage is PhilHealth XII Legal Service Office Head, Atty. Jusen E. Lubaton while assisting the signing ceremony are PhilHealth XII Special Investigator II, Sharon B. Ysmael and Field Operations Division Chief, Engr. Eugenio C. Donatos, II)