“The committee is inclined [to give the President emergency powers] and we are already discussing the emergency powers to be granted to the President,” Anakalusugan Rep. Michael Defensor said.
“Yes, it’s a good idea to give additional powers to President Duterte so we can speed up reforms in PhilHealth,” he told the body via Zoom.
Former PhilHealth officials had testified in the Senate on alleged “moneymaking schemes” in the company, including alleged overpricing of an information technology project, manipulation of financial statements, and reimbursements for COVID-19 treatment to hospitals that handled no coronavirus cases. Mr. Duterte earlier appointed former National Bureau of Investigation Director Dante Gierran to replace PhilHealth President and CEO Ricardo Morales, who was forced to step down due to ill health.The President ordered Gierran to revamp the organization and to run after the officials involved in the scandal.
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