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PhilHealth boss opposes privatization of state insurer
By Fernan Angeles Philippine Health Insurance Corporation President and chief executive officer Dante Gierran, who had just been on board the embattled state insurer for weeks, doesn’t seem amenable to the idea of privatizing the graft-tainted agency. According to Gierran, privatizing PhilHealth might give an impression that government officials cannot be trusted in managing the…
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New emergency powers for Duterte proposed
By John Clifford Lintao CONGRESSMEN looking into the irregularities at PhilHealth are seriously considering the idea of filing a bill granting emergency powers to President Rodrigo Duterte to address the issues hounding the state health insurer. “As agreed by the committee, we will be filing an Emergency Powers Act,” said House Committee on Public Accounts…
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Duterte to Gierran: Remove all regional vice presidents of PhilHealth
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the new president of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. to remove the regional vice presidents of the state insurer whether they are doing a good job or otherwise. In his briefing on Monday night, Duterte announced his appointment of retired National Bureau of Investigation director Dante Gierran as the new…
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Ex-NBI director Dante Gierran is new president of PhilHealth
By Fernan Angeles THE embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation has a new boss. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Dante Gierran as the new chief executive officer of the controversial state insurer. Gierran takes the place of Ricardo Morales, who was forced to…