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PhilHealth whistleblower tags Gordon, too
By Fernan Angeles THE resigned PhilHealth anti-fraud officer suddenly tagged Philippine Red Cross chairman and Senator Richard Gordon as an alleged conspirator in the anomalous deal between the state health insurer and the non-profit organization. In a television interview, Lawyer Thorrsson Montes Keith said that a transaction between PhilHealth and the PRC could result in…
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Living PhilHealth member claims he’s dead in official roster
By John Clifford Lintao AN elderly got the shock of his life upon learning that he has been listed as dead in the roster of members of the embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation. Efren Aguilar said that he only got to learn of his “death” when he accompanied their household helper for some laboratory test…
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PhilHealth ‘most corrupt’ agency, says PACC chief
By Fernan Angeles GONE are the days when the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue lorded over the list of government agencies where corruption allegedly thrives. No less than the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission chief Greco Belgica hinted at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation as the become number one on the list of…
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2 PhilHealth officials resign from post
By Fernan Angeles LESS than 24 hours after President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his desire to see the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) chief executive officer Ricardo Morales go, the embattled boss of the state insurer has tendered his letter of resignation. Aside from Morales, PhilHealth Senior Vice President (SVP) for the legal sector Rodolfo del…
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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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Erring PhilHealth officials will go to jail, says Duterte
By Fernan Angeles Officers of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation involved in the P154-billion loss would go to jail, said President Rodrigo Duterte as he assured that he would see to it all funds spent to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic are all accounted for. Duterte said he has already ordered “stricter measures” on the…
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NBI to check PhilHealth claim over lost records
By Fernan Angeles THE Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) does not seem to buy the claim of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) which blamed heavy rains over their failure to submit pertinent documents seen crucial in the ongoing investigation of massive corruption at the state insurer. PACC commissioner Greco Belgica said he has already sent…
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Except for Morales, 13 PhilHealth officials suspended
By Fernan Angeles EXCEPT for Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) President Ricardo Morales, all 13 executives of the embattled state insurer were slapped with a six-month suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman. In issuing the six-month suspension, Ombudsman Samuel Martires cited the need to keep the PhilHealth officials away from the agency to ensure…
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COA, NBI lament difficulties auditing PhilHealth
By Fernan Angeles FAILURE of the embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation to submit documents on time has prevented the Commission on Audit (COA) to check the records of the state health insurer. During a Senate hearing, Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri likewise hinted at a concern raised by the National Bureau of Investigation, which…
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PhilHealth to renegotiate with Red Cross over unpaid bills
By Fernan Angeles AMID ballooning bills covering government-procured services and supplies to test COVID-19 infected patients, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said on Tuesday that the state insurer needs to renegotiate with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) for additional funds needed to cover for COVID-19 tests as its bills have already exceeded the agreed…