By JOHN CARLO M. CAHINHINAN
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has called out the leadership of the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) “to put a stop” to various issues of anomalies within its ranks.
Go made the remarks amid the alleged “widespread corruption” exposé of the resigned PhilHealth anti-fraud officer Thorrson Montes Keith who tendered his resignation last week amid his objection to the mandatory payment of PhilHealth contribution by overseas Filipino workers under the Universal Healthcare Law (UHL) for allegedly being constitutional.
In his resignation letter, Keith stressed “there is a widespread corruption in PhilHealth.”
Go, chair of the Senate committee on health said he “fully supports the calls for a Senate investigation on this matter” as it is about time for the PhilHealth leadership to do their mandate to the people.
“Enough is enough… once and for all, shape up or ship out!” said Go.
“Ngayon na nasa isang public health emergency ang bansa, mas lalong hindi natin mapapalampas ang patuloy na problema sa ahensyang dapat naniniguradong may universal healthcare access ang mga Pilipino. Sabi nga nila, “especially in times of crisis, every single peso counts,” he added.
As chair of co-chair of the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the implementation of UHL, Go stressed Congress must ensure the prudent use of PhilHealth funds and guarantee that every Filipino family gets appropriate, accessible, affordable, and quality health services while being protected from financial burden due to sickness.
“Pera po ng taumbayan yan. Ibalik dapat sa kanila sa pamamagitan ng mabilis, maayos at maaasahang serbisyong medikal. Ni piso ay hindi dapat manakaw o masayang,” he said.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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