MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday hoped that the newly-appointed leaders of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will undergo an internal cleansing while a task force probes the fresh allegations of corruption hounding the insurance agency. we hope that the new leaders who will be installed at PhilHealth will carry on this internal cleansing and restoration on their own,” Guevarra said when sought for comment about extending the investigation on PhilHealth. The task force is composed of the National Bureau of Investigation, the Commission on Audit, and the Anti-Money Laundering Council. PhilHealth president and CEO Ricardo Morales resigned on Wednesday after President Rodrigo Duterte asked him to leave his post amid anomalies in the agency. Duterte is expected to install a new CEO and president of the state insurance corporation by Monday, Aug. 31.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 29, 2020 11:13 UTC