Senator Risa Hontiveros on Saturday said those proven to have benefited from allegedly fraudulent activities netting P15 billion at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. should be brought to justice.
Hontiveros, a former member of the PhilHealth board of directors, also blasted accusations online linking her to the scam years after she left the office."Pati laban sa akin noong naging miyembro ako ng board of directors ng PhilHealth noon na pinasungalinan na ng PhilHealth at ng Commission Audit ng paulit ulit."
The Senate recently launched an inquiry on allegations of "rampant corruption, irregularities, and inefficiencies" at the state health insurer. Some of the questionable purchases made include: ₱21 million for Adobe Master Collection software, ₱42 million for identity management software, ₱21 million for office productivity software, and ₱25 million for application server, virtualization licenses and support maintenance.
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