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Small Davao del Sur hospital getting P10M from PhilHealth – senator
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri revealed that an 18-bed hospital in Davao del Sur, Golingay General Hospital, received P10 million from PhilHealth.
The hospital, located in Malalag town, allegedly received the funds despite having no COVID-19 cases.
Zubiri stated that this discovery will be discussed in an upcoming Senate hearing.
PhilHealth documents presented by Zubiri indicate the hospital collected pneumonia claims worth P18 million in 2014 and nearly P10 million in the first half of 2015.
According to Zubiri, a previous investigation into this matter yielded no results.
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