Recently resigned PhilHealth anti-fraud legal officer Thorrsson Montes Keith branded as the “crime of the year” the recent anomalies within the agency, which he said has resulted in the loss of P15-billion in the state insurer’s funds. | CMRamosINQ
He was referring to the “syndicate-like” implementation of the interim reimbursement mechanism, the procurement of “overpriced” information and communication technology equipment.
Keith was among several PhilHealth officials who handed their resignation following a controversial meeting escalated into a forum for heated exchanges over PhilHealth’s allegedly overpriced IT system. “Naniniwala po ako na ang dahilan kung bakit hindi natatapos ang korapsyon sa PhilHealth, at naging kutlura na po ito, ay ang pagtatalaga o ang paglalagay ng mga sindikato o mafia ng kanilang kasamahan, kasabwat or kapwa sindikato sa matataas na posisyon na nakakatulong sa kanilang iligal na operasyon,” he said.Further, Keith claimed that the syndicate plans to use the contributions paid by overseas Filipino workers to replace the money they had “stolen or corrupted.
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