Top officials of the embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation notified the Senate of their health concerns, days before the legislative hearing on corruption issues within the agency resumes
Philhealth President and CEO Ricardo Morales on Friday sent a medical certificate to the Senate Committee of the Whole informing it that he was undergoing treatment for lymphoma and has been advised by his doctors to take a leave of absence, Senate President Tito Sotto said Saturday.
Another official, PhilHealth executive vice president Arnel de Jesus, told Senate President Tito Sotto III he would not be able participate in the next Senate inquiry scheduled for Tuesday due to an “unforeseen medical emergency.” De Jesus said in his August 7 letter to Sotto: “I will make myself available when my health permits.”
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