Senate OKs report vs PhilHealth execs tagged in alleged illegal release of COVID19 funds
MANILA - The Senate on Monday adopted the Committee of the Whole's report that recommended the filing of criminal charges against PhilHealth officials and hospitals involved in the alleged disbursement of COVID-19 funds to health facilities not tending to coronavirus patients.
While Senate Report No. 107 earlier recommended the filing of graft and malversation charges against high-ranking Health officials, more suggestions were included in the document after the measure hurdled the chamber's period of amendments.FOR HEALTH SEC. FRANCISCO DUQUE III - to heed the call of 14 senators to resign from his post due to failure of leadership, negligence, lack of foresight, lack of transparency- to immediately report on accurate...
- to review and implement limits on compensation, allowances, incentives of members of the PhilHealth's board of directors- to determine how and who deposited P9.
- to amend the composition of the Board of Directors of PhilHealth to make the Finance secretary - instead of the Health secretary - the ex-officio chair of the boardDespite the detailed report of the Senate, the chamber remains to be an oversight body that is not authorized to file cases before any court.
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