Recto said the PhilHealth board, which includes five Cabinet secretaries, plays a major role in ensuring that the taxpayers’ money is protected. Asked if he thinks the PhilHealth board had been negligent in their duties, the lawmaker said: “It would appear.”“I mean, there should be no investigation to begin with, dapat trabaho nila yun. Now PhilHealth is imploding, nag-board meeting na ba sila, pinagusapan na ba nila ito (Have they conducted a board meeting yet? “Since we started the investigation in the Senate, nag-special board meeting na ba (have they conducted a special board meeting)? Nag special board meeting na ba (have they conducted a special board meeting)?

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 17, 2020 02:26 UTC