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Resigned PhilHealth execs still liable -- Guevarra
Senator Panfilo Lacson sees the resignation of PhilHealth senior vice president for the legal sector, Rodolfo Del Rosario Jr., as a positive development for the investigation into PhilHealth anomalies.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra believes Del Rosario's resignation, along with that of PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Ricardo Morales, will make the investigation "a little easier."
Guevarra assured that resigned PhilHealth officials will still face charges if found liable for corrupt activities.
Del Rosario cited "character assassination, trial by publicity, and relentless persecution" as reasons for his resignation, after a six-month preventive suspension.
The DOJ-led Task Force PhilHealth, headed by Guevarra, is investigating irregularities at the state health insurer upon President Rodrigo Duterte's order.
Despite resource persons not disclosing all information, the investigation is proceeding, and the task force aims to identify all individuals responsible for the PhilHealth mess.
The task force has recommended the creation of an interim management committee and a study on the possible reorganization of PhilHealth.
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President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Dante Gierran as the new president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) following the resignation of Ricardo Morales.
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