FULL STORY: PhilHealth chief undergoing chemo, told by doctor to take leave as agency faces corruption probe
MANILA - While his agency is in the thick of a corruption investigation, the head of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp has been advised by his doctor to take a leave while undergoing chemotherapy for lymphoma.
"He is advised to complete 6 cycles of treatment during which he will be immunocompromised and vulnerable to opportunistic infections. It is, therefore, in his best interest that I have advised him to take a leave of absence," said the oncologist, whose name was redacted on the document dated August 7 and released to the public on Saturday.
Another PhilHealth official, Executive Vice President and COO Arnel De Jesus, sought to be excused from the next Senate hearing, citing several illnesses. Sen. Panfilo Lacson wished Morales well in his cancer battle, saying: "It is unfortunate that these new corruption issues have exploded at a time when his health condition is at its low point."
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