PhilHealth speeds up access to digital program after govt app integrationbr br PhilHealth CEO Edwin Mercado tells The Manila Times on Oct. 15, 2025 that access to the YAKAP program will soon be smoother and more reliable, following reports of technical difficulties experienced by users after its integration into the eGov PH app last July. Mercado said that the surge of users caused the platform to slow down, prompting PhilHealth to conduct a technical workshop within the next one to two weeks.