Tag: PhilHealth chief

Former NBI director Gierran is new PhilHealth chief

(Eagle News)–Former National Bureau of Investigation director Dante Gierran is the new PhilHealth chief. Gierran replaces Ricardo Morales, who resigned from the post last week due to his medical condition. Morales was diagnosed with lymphoma and is undergoing therapy. His resignation came after President Rodrigo Duterte said it would be best for him to quit amid the crucial times PhilHealth was facing. Several government agencies are probing the allegations of corruption in the state insurer. […]

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President Duterte said it’s best for PhilHealth’s Morales to step down, DOJ chief Guevarra says

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has said it would be best for PhilHealth Chief Ricardo Morales to step down from his post, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Guevarra said the President said this last night as he took note of Morales’ “on-and-off health situation” amid the “critical times” for the state insurer. A task force led by Guevarra is probing the allegations of corruption in PhilHealth made by Thorrsson Montes Keith, antifraud […]

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PhilHealth chief Morales, 13 others signed bank secrecy waivers, lawmaker says

(Eagle News)–PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales was one of 14 officials who signed a bank secrecy waiver amid the ongoing probes into the allegations of corruption in the state insurer. This is according to Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor, who presided over the inquiry of the House Committee on Public Accounts and of Good Government and Public Accountability on the allegations made by Thorrsson Montes Keith, a PhilHealth anti-fraud officer who resigned in July citing corruption […]

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PhilHealth Chief Morales files medical leave

(Eagle News)–PhilHealth Chief Ricardo Morales has filed a medical leave. Morales made the disclosure in a television interview on Monday, Aug. 10, days after his doctor advised him to file the leave as he continues his chemotherapy for lymphoma. “Well I have already relayed to my bosses my intentions and it’s up to them to decide,” he said. He said he avoided taking the leave before since PhilHealth was “in a difficult time.” He cited […]

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Morales defends PhilHealth’s proposed P2.1-billion IT project

(Eagle News) — PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales on Tuesday, Aug. 4, defended the state insurer’s proposed P2.1-billion information technology project aimed at stopping fraud. In defending the proposed program which a report had tagged as “overpriced,” Morales said in a Senate inquiry on alleged corruption in PhilHealth that the amount was measly compared to the money PhilHealth stands to lose if fraud is not curbed. “If the corporation stands to lose tens of billions a […]

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Senator Go says President Duterte still trusts PhilHealth chief but is awaiting probe results

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte still trusts PhilHealth chief and COO Ricardo Morales despite the corruption allegations in the agency, Senator Bong Go said. According to the senator, though, “‘yung mga tauhan sa baba, dapat niyang tingnan mabuti at dapat nga po ay imbestigahan.” Nevertheless, he said the President would await the results of the probe by the Office of the Special Assistant to the President Undersecretary Jesus Melchor Quitain. The President ordered the […]

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PhilHealth employees accuse former PhilHealth chief Dela Serna of exercising “abusive, insensitive” brand of leadership, incompetence

  (Eagle News) — Employees of PhilHealth on Monday, June 4, accused former interim president Celestina Dela Serna of incompetence and of exercising an “abusive and insensitive” brand of leadership. According to the employees, the “incompetent management and lack of direction” of Dela Serna, who has been relieved by President Rodrigo Duterte, has led to a  “dismal 53 percent corporate performance rating” of PhilHealth in 2017. They said this was way lower compared to the more […]

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PhilHealth chief defends self; says travel expenses “above board”

(Eagle News) — The interim chief of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation who was rapped by the Commission on Audit for her allegedly excessive travel expenses has denied any irregularity. Celestina Ma. Jude de la Serna said the over P600,000 worth of travel expenses was “above board and within the limit set by existing policies and rules and regulations.” “We cannot emphasize more that these are purely official in nature and truly necessary in the performance […]

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