Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro convened a multi-sectoral meeting with representatives from DepEd Region VII, the Department of Health (DOH) Central Visayas, and PhilHealth Regional Office VII to discuss primary care services for school children under PhilHealth's Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (Yakap).

The meeting addressed strategies to improve learners' access to services through the following agreements:

• Recognition that PhilHealth members retain the prerogative to choose a Yakap provider.
• Conducting Yakap orientations during DepEd meetings.
• Including Yakap in the agenda of Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) meetings.
• Exploration by Local Government Units (LGUs) and Rural Health Units (RHUs) of school-based registration and empanelment strategies rather than barangay-based methods.

Attendees included DepEd Regional Director Arturo Bayocot, Cebu Provincial Health Officer Dr. Shy Faciol, Capitol Piso Health Consultant Dr. Nikki Catalan, and DOH Development Management Officer V Rolly Villarin. PhilHealth Regional Office VII was represented by Acting Regional Vice President Jenet Ann Advincula, Health Care Delivery Management Division Chief Dr. Maria Eliza Batucan, and Field Operations Division Chief Laarni Joy E. Allanic.