MANILA - The Task Force PhilHealth on Monday submitted to the office of President Rodrigo Duterte its report on the alleged corruption at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.
, the Department of Justice , which headed it, said.
Task Force PhilHealth submits to Pres Duterte report on alleged corruption and anomalies in PhilHealth. Says task force talked to 14 witnesses in the course of 7 hearings, looked at reports and documents. But findings were not divulged. | via @mikenavallo pic.twitter.com/vQX9uXCbEWIt also evaluated documents submitted by resource persons, as well as reports and summaries of various cases and reports and recommendations from other agencies, including the Senate.
The Senate Committee of the Whole earlier recommended the filing of graft and malversation charges against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III , resigned PhilHealth president Ricardo Morales, and other executives of the state-run insurance firm after they allegedly authorized the release of COVID-19 funds to health facilities not catering to coronavirus patients.
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