MANILA - The Department of Justice on Wednesday night said it received formal requests to place “whistleblowers” in the alleged multibillion-peso corruption scandal in the Philippine Health Insurance
Corp. under the government's witness protection program .The Senate has recommended state protection to former PhilHealth anti-fraud officer Thorrsson Montes Keith, board member Alejandro Cabading and former executive assistant Estrobal Laborte.They were earlier granted by the upper chamber legislative immunity to speak more freely on alleged corruption schemes within the state-run health insurance company.
Amid congressional inquiries over alleged anomalies in the state insurer, PhilHealth president and CEO Ricardo Morales on Wednesday tendered his resignation. President Rodrigo Duterte asked Morales to step down due to the latter's medical condition, the justice department earlier said. Morales is currently battling cancer and took a medical leave last week, skipping a Senate hearing on alleged PhilHealth anomalies.PhilHealth is under multiple investigation over alleged systemic corruption, including billions worth of supposedly overpriced procurement and overpayments to favored hospitals.
A Senate panel on Tuesday released findings on its PhilHealth investigation, identifying alleged members of an influential “mafia” involved in corruption at the agency and recommending criminal charges against Cabinet members from the previous administration for alleged illegal fund disbursements in 2015.
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