MANILA - Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday said Philippine Health Insurance Corp president Ricardo Morales' perceived "lies" during a Senate investigation cast doubt on the credibility
MANILA - Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Wednesday said Philippine Health Insurance Corp president Ricardo Morales' perceived "lies" during a Senate investigation cast doubt on the credibility of the former general who is accused of tolerating corruption in the state-run insurance firm.
The PhilHealth chief later on recanted his statement after Sotto showed proof that the said officials were charged with graft, usurpation of judicial functions, and grave misconduct over the release of funds for the dialysis treatment of dead patients.The PhilHealth chief earlier said in a radio program that he did not attend a Zoom meeting where a verbal tussle ensued among PhilHealth officials, but later on told senators that he was present during the said meeting.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Morales' answers showed the PhilHealth chief's "character" and "integrity," noting that the former general also lied about employing anti-fraud officers in the state-run agency.
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