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Duque not yet off the hook in Philhealth mess, says DOJ
By Fernan Angeles HEALTH Secretary Francisco Duque may have got himself out of the hook in the preliminary findings of the task force created by President Rodrigo Duterte himself. But Justice Secretary said that they are not yet clearing him and other board members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) of wrongdoing over corruption…
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Duterte asks PhilHealth chief to resign – DOJ chief
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Philippine Health Insurance Corp president and CEO Ricardo Morales to leave his post because of his medical condition, Justice Secretary Menardo Guavarra said Tuesday. This, as the state health insurer faced multiple investigations into alleged corruption at the agency. Duterte earlier refused to fire Morales, a former Army…
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Go on leave, DOJ urges entire PhilHealth board
By Fernan Angeles THOSE at the helm of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation should seriously consider going on a “leave,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Monday, August 10. Guevarra did not name names but apparently he was referring to the entire board of the embattled agency. The justice chief also expressed hope PhilHealth officials…