PhilHealth chief Morales files medical leave amid corruption allegations

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 08/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president Ricardo Morales on Monday bared he already filed a medical leave amid probe on alleged irregularities within the agency. “But you know, in this case, nature has intervened…

Zubiri uncovers more ‘schemes’ in Philhealth

Marlon Ramos 08/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — An 18-bed infirmary in the Davao region getting P10 million a year in benefit claims, and clinics sharing “rebates” with officials and unqualified personnel occupying key posts at the state-run health insurance corporation. These…

2 top PhilHealth execs’ illness bared amid corruption probes

Leila B. Salaverria - Reporter / @LeilasINQ 08/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The head and a senior officer of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) are unlikely to personally appear at the resumption of the Senate investigation of the alleged irregularities and corruption in the state insurer…

PhilHealth officials ordered to present SALNs in House probe

Melvin Gascon 08/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A House of Representatives panel that opened its own investigation of alleged irregularities and corruption in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Wednesday, August 6, 2020, directed more than a dozen of the state…

Pangilinan on Sona 2020: Why no mention of Duque, Philhealth officials?

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 07/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The removal from office of Health Secretary Franciso Duque and alleged corrupt officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should have been announced during the President’s fifth State of the Nation Address amid…

Duterte still trusts PhilHealth chief despite corruption claims, says Bong Go

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 07/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte still trusts Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president and CEO Ricardo Morales despite allegations of widespread corruption within the agency, former special assistant to the president and now Senator Christopher “Bong”…

PhilHealth gave P200-M to hospitals with only one COVID-19 patient each – Lacson

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 07/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) released over P200 million worth of funds to hospitals treating only one COVID-19 patient each, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Saturday. One hospital is in Bicol and another in…

Duterte orders probe into alleged PhilHealth irregularities

Christine O. Avendaño - @inquirerdotnet 07/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines– President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s procurement of an information technology system that reportedly caused a rift between some of the state insurance firm’s officials…

COA to Cebu City: Remit P43M to BIR, GSIS, PAG-IBIG, Philhealth

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has asked the Cebu City government to remit the P43,156,394.00 funds withheld in 2019 due to the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), PAG-IBIG Fund,…

COA flags ‘delayed’ remittance of contributions for Daanbantayan employees

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — State auditors have flagged down a supposed “non-prompt and inaccurate” remittance of statutory benefits for employees of the municipality of Daanbantayan for the year 2019. In its 2019 audit report, the Commission on…

Cebu City Quarantine Center now DOH-accredited

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The still-unused P100 million Cebu City Quarantine Center at the North Reclamation Area has finally been granted the license to operate by the Department of Health (DOH) Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) Hospital…

‘Overpriced’ virus tests: Duterte wants answers

Julie M. Aurelio, Marlon Ramos - Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/23/2020

President Rodrigo Duterte wants an investigation of the allegedly overpriced COVID-19 tests to be paid by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), which a Senate inquiry had uncovered. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Mr. Duterte was “bothered”…

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