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Let Senate decide on Morales’ skipping Senate probe – Roque
By John Clifford Lintao ONLY the Senate may decide whether or not to consider the alibi of top PhilHealth officials who have hinted on the possibility of skipping its next hearing on the alleged irregularities within the agency. Sought for reaction over reports that had PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales and Senior Vice President Arnel de…
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Who’s gonna call the shots for PhilHealth? No, not Duque
By John Clifford Lintao THE embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should at least have a caretaker while its chief executive is “on leave.” However, its employees do not want Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to call shots for the graft-tainted agency. On Sunday, the state insurer’s employees appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to temporarily…
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2 PhilHealth officials won’t attend Senate hearing
By John Clifford Lintao TWO top health officials under fire cited their health condition as an excuse not to attend the continuation of Senate hearing on alleged irregularities. Instead they sent advance copies of their medical excuses. Senate has already received documents that tend to say that they won’t be available next week for the…
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Missing P15B paid to 711 hospitals – PhilHealth
By John Clifford Lintao A DESIGNATED mouthpiece takes the cudgel of speaking on behalf of the embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) as she hinted at the plan of the state-owned health insurance to release the list of over 711 hospitals that received a cumulative P15 billion and disprove the claims of corruption. In a…
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Inter-agency task force to probe PhilHealth mess
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG is creating an inter-agency task force to probe the allegations of anomalies in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the President ordered the formation of a task force that would see the Department of Justice, Office of the Ombudsman, Commission on Audit, Civil Service Commission, Office…
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Another PhilHealth official resigns
By Fernan Angeles AS if the troubles and ongoing investigations ain’t enough for the government insurance corporation, another top official of the embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation tendered his irrevocable resignation today, August 6. In a one-page letter addressed to PhilHealth Board of Directors thru its Vice Chairman Ricardo Morales, Senior Vice President Augustus de…
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36 officials linked to PhilHealth anomalies
By John Clifford Lintao AT least 36 officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) may have something to do with the highly irregular overpayments allegedly made to hospitals, says the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission chief Greco Belgica. Belgica however declined to name the officials, whose names have already been forwarded to the Office of the…
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Legislative immunity, security for PhilHealth whistleblowers
By John Clifford Lintao FOR their courage to expose anomalies at the state insurance corporation, Senator Panfilo Lacson appears bent on recommending to the Senate Committee of the Whole the granting of legislative immunity and security to witnesses in the probe on alleged irregularities in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Lacson made the statement…
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Duterte wont fire PhilHealth chief
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG sees accuracy on reports that a mafia operating at the state insurance corporation has stolen no less than P15 billion government funds but the President is not about to fire PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales unless there are evidences directly linking him to fraud. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said he was convinced…