WATCH: In a televised speech Monday, Pres. Duterte told Duque: “Secretary Duque, this is not the time for you to resign. I have heard stories about, you’re going to resign. I have full trust in you. Ang akin lang naman diyan ‘yung corruption.”
The President was referring to the investigation led by the Department of Justice on the alleged corruption in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. , where Duque also serves as ex-officio chairman.
The Senate Committee of the Whole, which conducted an investigation into the PhilHealth fund mess, recently recommended the filing of criminal charges against Duque and several others over the allegedly questionable release of billions of funds under the agency’s emergency cash advance measure.Duque, who vowed to clear his name, has since dismissed the committee’s findings as “baseless” that were made on “mere allegations alone.
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