But he could not find probable cause to indict Duque, who as secretary of the Department of Health also serves as chair of the PhilHealth board. But Sen. Panfilo Lacson believes that the task force has found “enough evidence” to indict Duque. “In fact, Senate President [Vicente] Sotto [III] has it on good information that the task force has enough evidence against the others not initially charged, specifically Secretary Duque,” Lacson told the Inquirer. He said the “inside information” was given to the Senate President by a “trusted source” in the task force. Duterte created the task force to probe PhilHealth officials over the corruption claims that were unearthed during recent congressional inquiries.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 05, 2020 16:29 UTC