MANILA, Philippines — An official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) was arrested on Monday night in Pasig City over a supposed cyber libel case filed against him. ADVERTISEMENTInformation from the Pasig City Police Station said that the arrest order against PhilHealth spokesperson Rey Balena was served by its warrant and subpoena section at his residence near Shaw Boulevard. According to Pasig City Police, the warrant was released by Cebu Metropolitan Trial Court Presiding Judge Ramon Daomilas Jr. It is unclear, however, what specific incident this cyber libel charge stemmed from. As PhilHealth spokesperson, Balena spoke 0n behalf of the state health insurer as it is being rocked by widespread corruption allegations.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 05, 2020 13:45 UTC