Gerified Philippines

Health and safety are top priorities for the Philippines’ largest Filipino insurance company, Insular Life (InLife).   Since the pandemic started, the company has strictly enforced the protocols mandated by the government and recommended by health organizations against COVID-19. From making sure that all its offices and facilities are cleaned and disinfected three times a day to seeing to   its employees’ vaccination and mental health concerns   -- InLife has been earnestly practicing and promoting   measures to help the country in keeping COVID-19 from spreading. “InLife actively takes part in the government’s drive for national healing. We are thankful to our local government units (LGUs) for their vaccination program for workers. We also continue to do our share to ensure a safe environment for our employees as well as for our policyholders who visit our offices,” InLife Executive Chairperson Nina D. Aguas said. At InLife offices across the country, there is...

  Since the start of the pandemic, there have been major concerns on access to health consultation and services, with immediate care not easily available for critical non-COVID-19 cases, such as cancer management. According to JCO Global Oncology, an American Society of Clinical Oncology Journal, apart from being at high-risk of worse outcomes with COVID-19, cancer patients are also experiencing disruptions and delays in delivery of health services. Given the current challenges in health care, AXA Philippines, one of the country's leading insurance providers, shares useful tips to help cancer patients navigate through the pandemic: Practice prevention protocols. We've all heard it many times before, but the adage "prevention is better than the cure" is more relevant now more than ever, especially for cancer patients. They should continue to practice the mandatory protocols against COVID-19 such as washing hands regularly, cleaning and disinfecting daily, limiting ...