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(Eagle News) — PhilHealth on Thursday, Aug. 6, denied the corruption allegations made by a newly-resigned employee against its senior officials. In a statement, PhilHealth said its senior officials never pocketed around P15 billion as alleged by Thorrsson Montes Keith during a Senate hearing on Aug. 4. Keith was PhilHealth’s anti-fraud officer who cited “widespread corruption” as one of the reasons for his resignation in his letter to PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales in July. According […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte won’t fire PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales unless there is evidence of corruption against him, the Palace said on Wednesday, Aug. 5. In a television interview, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President himself said this, noting that an investigation was already being conducted by the Senate and Undersecretary Jesus Melchor Quitain. “I think after the evidence are unearthed, the President will move and do the correct thing,” Roque said. Newly-resigned PhilHealth […]
(Eagle News) — Ex-PhilHealth anti-fraud officer Thorrsson Montes Keith on Tuesday, Aug. 4, claimed PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales asked him to iron out issues stemming from supposedly overpriced COVID-19 kits. “May pagkakataon na inutusan pa po ako ni Brig. Gen. Ricardo Morales na puntahan ko si Commissioner Greco Belgica para hilutin ang kaso ng PhilHealth sa overpriced COVID testing kits,” Keith said during a Senate hearing on alleged corruption in the state insurer. Keith was […]
