PhilHealth registration creates or updates the membership record connected to a PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN). Your PIN is intended to be your unique and permanent PhilHealth number, so the first step is to determine whether you already have one before attempting a new enrollment.
First: check whether you already have a PhilHealth PIN
If you were previously employed, registered by a parent/employer, enrolled under another membership category, or completed a PhilHealth transaction before, you may already have a PIN. Do not intentionally create a second membership record. If the issue is incorrect or outdated information, use the appropriate updating/amendment process instead of starting over.
If you are newly employed and do not have a PIN
PhilHealth’s formal-economy registration procedure instructs newly hired employees without a PIN to accomplish two copies of the PhilHealth Member Registration Form (PMRF), submit the PMRF to the employer’s HR department, and await the Member Data Record (MDR) and PhilHealth ID handling through the employer process.
If you are self-paying or under the informal economy
PhilHealth’s published informal-economy procedure directs members to visit a Local Health Insurance Office (LHIO) or PhilHealth Express outlet, accomplish two copies of the PMRF, submit the form, await the MDR/ID information, and then follow the applicable premium-contribution schedule using the issued PhilHealth number.
Information to prepare for the PMRF
- Complete personal information and contact details requested by the current PMRF.
- Membership category and employment/income information applicable to you.
- Qualified dependent information when applicable.
- Supporting documents required for your category or for any declaration/update you are making.
- Existing PIN, if you already have one and are updating rather than enrolling.
Step-by-step registration
- Determine your membership category. Formal-economy employees, informal/self-paying members, migrant workers, lifetime members, senior citizens, sponsored members, and other groups can have different processing routes.
- Download the current PMRF. Use the official PhilHealth Downloads page or obtain the form from an authorized PhilHealth office.
- Complete the form carefully. Use accurate civil-status, address, contact, membership-category, and dependent information.
- Submit through the correct channel. Newly hired employees without a PIN generally coordinate with HR; informal/self-paying members follow the LHIO/PhilHealth Express procedure.
- Keep your PIN and Member Data Record. Check the spelling of your name, birth details, membership category, and dependents.
- Follow the applicable contribution instructions. Contribution responsibility and payment schedules depend on your membership category.
- Use official online services after registration. PhilHealth’s Online Services page links to member services for records, contributions, MDR access, and other functions.
If you need to update your information instead
PhilHealth’s amendment procedure for informal-economy members instructs members to download the PMRF, tick “FOR UPDATING,” complete the appropriate fields, submit the form to the nearest PhilHealth office, and await the updated MDR. Follow the current procedure for your own membership category.
After registration: check these details
- Your PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN).
- Your full name and birth details.
- Your membership category.
- Your declared qualified dependents, when applicable.
- Your Member Data Record and contribution status.
Security reminder
Use only the official philhealth.gov.ph domain and links reached from it for member services. Be cautious with websites, social-media pages, or messages that ask for your PIN, password, one-time PIN, ID images, or payment outside an official PhilHealth channel.
