Tag: charges filed in PhilHealth mess

Palace: PhilHealth chief Gierran asked senior officials to resign

(Eagle News) — Newly-installed PhilHealth chief Dante Gierran has asked senior officials of the state insurer to resign. Presidential Spokesperson Harrry Roque said  in a television interview on Friday, Oct. 2, that this was Gierran’s request as part of the reorganization of PhilHealth, which has been hounded by corruption allegations. Thorrsson Montes Keith, former anti-fraud officer of PhilHealth, alleged a PhilHealth “mafia” got around P15 billion in PhilHealth funds. PhilHealth’s Interim Reimbursement Mechanism and its  […]

Senate panel recommends filing of raps vs former PhilHealth chief Morales, Duque, others

(Eagle News)–The Senate committee of the whole probing the allegations of corruption in PhilHealth has recommended the filing of  charges against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and resigned PhilHealth president Ricardo Morales. The committee’s 58-page report said apart from Duque and Morales, charges should be filed against the following former and incumbent officials:  Rodolfo del Rosario Jr., senior vice president for legal sector Jovita Aragona, senior vice president for information management sector Calixto Gabuya Jr., […]