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(Eagle News) — PhilHealth CEO and President Ricardo Morales on Friday, July 24, denied the allegations of “widespread corruption” in the agency made by Thorrsson Montes Keith, and dared him to come up with evidence to back up his claims. In a television interview, Morales said Keith had merely made the claims because he had applied for promotion but was turned down. “Pumunta sa akin ‘yan noong isang araw, naga-apply sa position na hindi siya […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an investigation into the allegations of anomalies in PhilHealth. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the probe into the claims of Thorsson Montes Keith will be headed by Undersecretary Jesus Melchor Quitain of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President. Keith resigned as PhilHealth anti-fraud officer citing four reasons in his letter to PhilHealth CEO and president Ricardo Morales: his opposition to the mandatory payment of PhilHealth contributions […]
(Eagle News)–The Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the conduct of the physician licensure exam this September. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, July 24, said this was tentatively scheduled on September 20 and 21. Roque said social distancing measures will be strictly observed. The physician licensure exam was supposed to be held in March but the Professional Regulation Commission had to cancel the last parts due to the prohibition […]
(Eagle News)–The chairperson of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines’ peace panel has passed away. The NDFP said Fidel Agcaoili died at 12:46 p.m. in Utrecht, Netherlands due to “pulmonary arterial rupture which caused massive internal bleeding,” citing information from his doctor. “It was not COVID-related,” the NDFP said. Agcaoili was 75 years old. The NDFP said Agcaoili’s remains will be flown to the Philippines in accordance with the wishes of his family. Agcaoili, […]
(Eagle News)–Three PhilHealth officials have resigned over alleged corruption in the agency. One of the officials was anti-fraud legal officer Thorrsson Montes Keith, who cited four reasons for his resignation, which is effective Aug. 31. The other two are not immediately known. Keith said in his letter to PhilHealth president and CEO Ricardo Morales that he was resigning because of his opposition to the mandatory payment of PhilHealth contributions by Overseas Filipino Workers which he […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 74000 mark on Thursday, July 23, after the Department of Health reported 2200 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 74390 total cases, 48136 were active cases. Of these active cases, 90.1 percent were mild, 9 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent severe, and 0.4 percent critical. The DOH said the 2200 cases newly-announced on Thursday were from total tests done […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will undergo COVID-19 testing before he holds his fifth State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 27. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said also to be tested are government officials and ground personnel who will be present. Senate President Tito Sotto had said only a maximum of 50 people would be allowed inside Batasang Pambansa, the venue for the SONA. He had said 25 seats would be allotted for the executive […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has reimposed the ban on non-essential travel abroad by Filipinos. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday, July 23, said the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases made the decision in light of the fact that only one insurance company in the country was willing to provide travel and health coverage in relation to COVID-19. The travel and health insurance coverage was one of the requirements for […]
(Eagle News) — Another House employee who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. According to House Secretary General Jose Luis Montales, the employee passed away on Thursday, July 23, six days after he was hospitalized for exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms. “We are deeply saddened to know that he passed away early this morning,” Montales said. He said the employee from the Bills and Index Service had been working from home since June 18 but had returned […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is seeking around P13.5 billion for its National Broadband Program. In a statement, the department said it had recommended the allocation of the P13,491,357,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2021 to allow for digitization improvements amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal was a huge increase from the current budget allocation for the NBP, or P296,461,000. “The call for faster and more accessible Internet connectivity has never been […]
(Eagle News) — For the first time, in five days, or since July 18, the reported COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila went below 1,000, or 971 cases to be exact. This was as the Department of Health reported 1,594 COVID-19 cases, Wednesday, July 22, bringing the total virus cases in the country to 72,269. On July 18, COVID-19 cases reported in Metro Manila were 1,824. The following day, the cases in the Philippine capital were […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 72000 mark on Wednesday, July 22, after the Department of Health reported 1594 cases. The DOH said of the 72,269 total COVID-19 cases, 46,803 are active cases, of which 90.1 percent are mild, 9 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent severe, and 0.4 percent critical. The 1594 cases reported on Wednesday were from total tests done by 78 out of 89 labs. Of this […]
