Bakit nakalusot ang sinasabing overpricing? Pinuna ng ilang senador ang pinuno ng PhilHealth sa hindi nito pagkuwestiyon sa milyon-milyong halaga ng IT equipment. Depensa niya, hindi naman siya IT expert para malaman ang presyo ng mga ito.
MANILA--Several senators on Tuesday assailed Philippine Health Insurance Corp president Ricardo Morales for not flagging items allegedly overpriced by the millions.
The Senate investigation found that PhilHealth wanted to buy 15 CISCO switches worth P4.81 million, even though the market price was only at P939,360.When asked about the "very expensive" estimates, Morales told senators he was "not an IT expert" so he "assumed" that the prices he signed off on were the "correct amount."
Morales told senators he is now "bothered" about the inaccurate pricing of the goods he authorized to buy. "Nilagay kayo ni President diyan to spot corrupt practices. Overpricing is one of those," Cayetano said. "Mukha pong may tinatago sa hindi nila pagbigay ng maayos at klarong sagot sa mga tanong tungkol sa detalye ng P750 million na ICT budget na pinapa-aprubahan sa Board, at ang implementasyon ng kanilang reimbursement mechanism," Villanueva said.
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