Senator Panfilo M. Lacson said today that there is still no direct evidence to pin down any of the ranking officers of the beleaguered Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) being investigated by the Senate Committee of the Whole on alleged widespread corruption.
“Pero pag na-consolidate natin ang dokumento at na-analyze ito ng mga investigator natin doon magkakaalaman,’’ Lacson told Senate reporters on his analysis of yesterday’s Senate in-person and virtual public hearing. .
“I hope ishe-share namin lahat nakuha naming document sa task force kung tatanggapin nila,’’ he said. But if a statement of Department of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez were to be taken at face value, PhilHealth’s loss has reached P200 billion. “But I intend to ask PhilHealth mismo , so far from the time nag-start sila mag-procure to enhance their IT system, naka-magkano na sila? Doon para mabalikan natin lahat na procurement. Makita natin ilan ang overpricing. Ito pa lang, kung ganito kalaki ang procurement noong 2017 tapos in-attempt uli 2018 tapos ngayon 2020, you can just imagine. Kasi 5000 percent eh,’’ Lacson pointed out.
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