MANILA, Philippines — “I’m going to propose to Congress to abolish [it],” President Rodrigo Duterte said in a pre-recorded speech that aired Monday night. In the meantime, Duterte said he would want to revamp PhilHealth first. It’ either I’m going to revamp it or consider everybody resigned there,” he went on. Previously, the President approved a task force recommendation to file cases against PhilHealth officials, including its former chief Ricardo Morales. The charges will be graft, malversation and illegal use of public funds, gross misconduct and gross neglect, among others.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2020 18:00 UTC