{"id":45006,"date":"2021-08-20T17:52:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T09:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=45006"},"modified":"2021-08-20T17:52:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T09:52:46","slug":"pldt-champions-quality-healthcare-for-filipinos-overseas-teams-up-with-hugs-in-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2021\/08\/20\/pldt-champions-quality-healthcare-for-filipinos-overseas-teams-up-with-hugs-in-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"PLDT champions quality healthcare for Filipinos overseas, teams up with HUGS in pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PLDT Global Corporation (PGC), the international arm of the Philippines\u2019 largest fully integrated telco PLDT, has teamed up with Healthcare United Global Solutions (HUGS) to provide\u00a0access to effective\u00a0telemedicine services to overseas Filipinos and their families\u00a0during the pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HUGS is a primary care and wellness provider that operates iDoc Telehealth (iDoc) to deliver preventive medicine and&nbsp;holistic&nbsp;care to its clients. iDoc offers unlimited online (voice, SMS, instant messaging, email) medical consultations, online prescriptions to its partner pharmacy, online referrals for diagnostics or specialists,&nbsp;and&nbsp;cloud-based electronic health records&nbsp;with health trackers, chronic disease monitoring&nbsp;through its web portal and mobile app. Options to get&nbsp;annual physical exams (APE) and even mental health telecounseling&nbsp;are also available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a virtual contract signing ceremony, Albert Villa-Real, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at PGC emphasized the importance of bringing this telehealth service closer to global Filipinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are in the position to do that as PLDT Global, because of our connection to OFWs. PGC and Free Bee will remain committed to bringing brands and services like HUGS closer to OFWs, especially during this time of pandemic. This is also a testament of our&nbsp;<em>malasakit<\/em>&nbsp;as we make sure that our digital solutions provide seamless services for our customers overseas,\u201d Villa-Real said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For HUGS, this partnership means reaching more Filipinos around the globe and having a greater opportunity to help them find available and cost-effective options&nbsp;on how to stay healthy.&nbsp;&nbsp;Filipinos abroad will be able to conveniently access HUGS\u2019&nbsp;free medical consultation services via PGC\u2019s award-winning mobile app, Free Bee, which is available in over 180 countries. Using the Free Bee on their mobile phones, overseas Filipinos will be able to check out HUGS\u2019s subscription plans by clicking&nbsp;Free Bee\u2019s \u201cWhat\u2019s The Buzz\u201d section.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe want to give everybody, especially our OFWs&nbsp;and their families, a chance at a better quality of life through proper healthcare. At HUGS, we want to provide convenient, connected, continuous, and coordinated care&nbsp;wherever you are.&nbsp;And through our partnership with PGC via Free Bee, we hope to digitally share our services with our modern-day heroes,\u201d said Dr. Manolito Pablo V. 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