MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president Ricardo Morales has apologized for suddenly leaving the hearing conducted by the House of Representatives last August 12. However, I suffered from an attack and could hardly sit up much less follow the discussion,” Morales said. It was earlier revealed that Morales was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B cell lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy. Rodolfo del Rosario Jr. also apologized on Monday for his absence during the hearing due to hypertension. I am suffering from hypertensive diabetic and my BP was 150/100 that day,” he said during the last hearing.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 17, 2020 02:26 UTC