PhilHealth chief earns ire of senators for 'disrespectful' replies in budget debates

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PhilHealth chief earns ire of senators for 'disrespectful' replies in budget debates
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Philippine Health Insurance Corporation president and CEO Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. caught the ire of some senators over his responses during the Senate plenary deliberations of the agency's budget which they deemed "disrespectful."Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada even warned to defer the approval of PhilHealth's budget due to Ledesma's answers to the questions raised by Senator JV Ejercito.

"The third reason po is, kasi by law, and Mr. President alam na alam ito ni Senator JV, ‘yung premium contributions were already set so even if we had a lot of funds in place po, tuloy-tuloy pa rin ang pagkokolekta ng premium contributions,” he added.Ledesma also noted that he just took the helm of PhilHealth in November 2022, but Ejercito said that "two years is long enough.""We gave you ample time...Hindi naman puwedeng sabihin na magiging ano pa...

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