President Duterte is unlikely to meddle in Congress' probe on alleged corruption in PhilHealth, Malacañang officials say, adding that evidence unearthed in the hearings may help him decide on the fate of agency chief Ricardo Morales.
The claim of a former anti-fraud official that PhilHealth
PhilHealth has been under fire in recent weeks after Keith tendered his resignation after learning about alleged illegal schemes in the agency tasked to shoulder healthcare costs for Filipinos. Keith said a"mafia" operates various fraudulent schemes within PhilHealth, such as overpriced IT deals revealed during a Senate probe Tuesday.
"Yesterday, what worried me was he admitted that corruption was still rampant and I did not hear steps he has taken to remove corruption in the agency. That, to me, is the most worrisome," the official added.Prior to returning as Presidential spokesman, Roque served as lawyer for whistleblowers who exposed a scheme where private dialysis centers supposedly file PhilHealth claims for patients who were already dead.
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