Several videos claim that members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation will receive a P12,000 subsidy and free electricity every month. This is fake.
From May 20 to 22, a Facebook account presenting itself as a news page published at least five versions of the same clip about the supposed benefits. All videos featured a woman delivering a nearly identical script saying:
“Panawagan para sa mga may PhilHealth, makakatanggap kayo ng 12K subsidy at libreng kuryente kada buwan dahil malaki ang pondo natin. Ang registration form ay nasa post namin at comment section. Fill up-an mo, magshare at follow
(Calling on all PhilHealth members: You will receive a 12K subsidy and free electricity every month because we have a large fund. The registration form is in our post and comment section. Fill it out, share, and follow).”
In a May 22 advisory, the official FB page of PhilHealth debunked the claims and clarified that they are not distributing any cash assistance online.
“Ang pagpapakalat ng maling balita ay punishable by law. Suriin nang mabuti ang nilalaman ng post bago i-share (Spreading false information is punishable by law. Carefully verify the content of a post before sharing it),” the agency wrote.
All of the links for the supposed registration lead to a suspicious blog site that pretends to be a government website. The site is riddled with ads and collects sensitive personal information of users such as names, addresses, and mobile numbers.
Inauthentic videos
Some of the telltale signs that the videos are inauthentic are the awkward pronunciation of the words “fill up-an” and “kuryente.” VERA Files ran the five versions of the clip to AI-detection tool Hive Moderation and found a high probability that these contain AI-generated or deepfake content. Another detection tool, IsItAI, also flagged screenshots from each video as likely AI-generated.
The fake posts surfaced after PhilHealth announced an expansion of its benefit coverage following the return of a P60-billion fund from the national treasury, in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
As of writing, the clips uploaded by FB page Filipino express News (created May 16, 2026) have collectively garnered 334,000 views; 3,305 reactions; 1,502 comments; and 1,176 shares.
