Manila, Nov. 6 -- More than 2,000 beneficiaries of the government's emergency employment program will help expand registration for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) through house-to-house visits in La Paz district.

Iloilo City Lone District Representative Julienne Baronda said her office had signed an agreement with PhilHealth and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to involve beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay para sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.

Aside from their regular cleanup duties, the workers will visit households to determine whether residents have registered with YAKAP, particularly senior citizens and bedridden individuals....