By Prince Golez
Malacañang on Sunday urged all other officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) currently under investigation on various allegations of corruption to go on leave.
This, after six Philhealth regional officers have filed their leave of absence effective August 17.
“The Palace reiterates the call of the DOJ (Department of Justice) Secretary, who heads the PhilHealth Task Force, for those officers under investigation, particularly the members of the Executive Committee who have been named in the investigations of both Senate and House, to follow their action and go on leave,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Roque called the decision of vice presidents Paolo Johann Perez (Region 4-B), Datu Masiding Alonto Jr. (Region 10), Atty. Valerie Anne Hollero (Region 6), Atty. Khaliquzzman Macabato (BARMM), Dennis Adre (Region 12), and William Chavez (Region 7) to go on leave as “the right and proper thing to do.”
“They chose to go on leave and heeded the call of DOJ Secretary Menardo Guevarra for those whose names are mentioned in the investigation to go on leave,” he also said.
In a letter dated August 15 and addressed to PhilHealth executive vice president Arnel de Jesus, the regional vice presidents said they filed their leaves to “give investigators a free hand in finding out those responsible and finally bring them to account.”
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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