MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has named former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Dante Gierran as the new head of the embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). ADVERTISEMENTLorenzana said the President announced Gierran’s appointment during his meeting with the members of the Inter-Agency Task Force. Gierran will replace Ricardo Morales, who resigned last week as PhilHealth president and CEO due to his medical condition. Morales’ resignation came at the height of investigations over the alleged systematic corruption within the state health insurance firm. Duterte has created an inter-agency task force led by the Department of Justice to probe PhilHealth officials over the corruption claims which were unearthed during recent congressional inquiries.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 31, 2020 13:18 UTC