Manila Bulletin
Duterte eyes PhilHealth abolition
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed a desire to either abolish or privatize the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) due to reported irregularities.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III revealed this during a meeting with Duterte, where they discussed the ongoing controversy surrounding the state insurer.
Duterte's sentiment came amid findings of irregularities allegedly involving top PhilHealth officials.
Sotto suggested waiting a few months to observe the performance of the new PhilHealth administration, led by its new president and CEO Dante Gierran.
Gierran replaced Ricardo Morales, who resigned in August over health concerns and was among those recommended for charges by a government task force.
A measure proposing the reorganization, including potential privatization of PhilHealth segments, has been filed in the House of Representatives.
Malacañang confirmed that the President had also discussed these options with his Cabinet secretaries.
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