Sotto said that the Senate Committee of the Whole’s report has “strong findings” to prove that Duque, resigned PhilHealth president and CEO Ricardo Morales, and other officials are liable. | khallareINQ
The Senate panel’s findings read that Duque, Morales, resigned PhilHealth executive vice president and COO Arnel de Jesus, PhilHealth senior vice president for fund management sector Renato Limsiaco, PhilHealth SVP for health financial policy sector Israel Francis Pargas be slapped with malversation and graft and corruption charges for their “improper” and “illegal” implementation of PhilHealth’s Interim Reimbursement Mechanism .
The IRM is an emergency cash advance measure of PhilHealth to provide hospitals with a crisis fund to respond to natural disasters, calamities as well as other unexpected events.Asked if Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra will file the charges against Duque, despite knowing the the Health Secretary still has the President’s trust, Sotto replied: “Wala sa usapan yung pinagtitiwalaan o hindi
“Ang ineexpect ko ay pag nakita ng Pangulo yung mga punto namin, magbabago ang pananaw ng Pangulo,” Sotto said. “Maaaring nagtitiwala pa rin siya pero merong mga bagay na dapat mong harapin na labag sa batas,” he added.
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