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Why exclude pneumonia in mandatory reporting of diseases?: Why exclude pneumonia in mandatory reporting of diseases?: Sen. Imee Marcos grills Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) officials on the exclusion of pneumonia in the mandatory reporting of notifiable diseases since it is No. 1 in terms of claims which amounts to P10 billion annually. Marcos, during Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole hybrid hearing, August 11, 2020, said PhilHealth allocated P2 billion for pneumonia vaccination. She also cited cases of upcasing of simple headaches, sneezing and cough to pneumonia for the collection of claims. (Screen grab/OS Marcos)