KONSULTAMD, a digital healthcare platform under Metro Pacific Health Tech Corp., has partnered with Healthway Medical Network to provide medical consultation services to more than 12,000 employees of Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK).
In a statement on Tuesday, KonsultaMD said LANDBANK employees would be able to use its application to schedule annual medical examinations and consult physicians about their test results and recommended follow-up care.
The arrangement also provides access to licensed general practitioners around the clock and mental health consultations outside employees’ annual medical examinations.
KonsultaMD Head of Business-to-Business Services Florence Pacia said the partnership would allow employees to seek medical advice after receiving their examination results.
“Healthcare should not begin and end with an annual medical examination,” Ms. Pacia said.
LANDBANK President and Chief Executive Officer Lynette Ortiz said the program would provide employees with access to medical consultations covering their physical and mental health.
Edwin Magsino, chief operating officer of Healthway Multi-Specialty Centers and Corporate Health Solutions, said the arrangement would give LANDBANK employees additional options for accessing healthcare services.
The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement or its duration.
The partnership comes amid expectations of higher employer-sponsored healthcare costs in the Philippines.
Professional services firm Aon projected a 14% increase in medical plan costs in the Philippines in 2026, compared with a projected general inflation rate of 2.9%, according to KonsultaMD.
Metro Pacific Health Tech is the digital healthcare arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC).
MPIC is among the Philippine investments of Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd., which also has interests in Philex Mining Corp. and PLDT Inc.
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