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Senate leaders aghast at TF recommendation on Duque regarding PhilHealth corruption claims
Senate President Vicente Sotto III expressed surprise and was "dumbfounded" that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III was not included in the criminal and administrative charges recommended by the Department of Justice (DOJ)-led task force investigating irregularities in PhilHealth.
Sotto noted that Duque, who chairs the PhilHealth board, and resigned senior vice president Rodolfo Del Rosario Jr. were expected to be recommended for charges.
President Rodrigo Duterte approved the task force's recommendations to file charges against several PhilHealth executives, including chief Ricardo Morales and other senior vice presidents.
The task force instead recommended that Duque and other ex-officio members of the PhilHealth board be "strongly admonished and reminded" of the consequences of their actions or inactions.
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Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra stated that more individuals may face charges as the investigation into alleged corruption within the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) progresses.
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President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed full trust in Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, telling him not to resign amidst calls for his ouster due to alleged billion-peso anomalies within the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
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A Department of Justice-led task force has given composite teams 30 days to wrap up their separate probes into anomalies at PhilHealth.
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The Department of Health (DOH) expressed gratitude to the government task force for not including Health Secretary Francisco Duque III in the list of officials recommended to face charges related to alleged PhilHealth irregularities.
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President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the filing of criminal and administrative charges against former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president and CEO Ricardo Morales and other executives due to alleged corruption and irregularities.
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