MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night ordered incoming Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) chief Dante Gierran to immediately implement a reshuffle within the state insurance firm. ADVERTISEMENTIn a taped speech, Duterte introduced Gierran, former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) chief, as the replacement for resigned PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales, amid investigations of alleged anomalies in the agency. Find people we can send to prison so that we can leave them there,” Duterte said, speaking partly in Fiilipino. The President then told Gierran: “Remove all the regional vice presidents — whether performing at par, or in parity, with the other good ones.”“You know if they [have been] there for so long a time. Morales’ sresignation came at the height of investigations over the alleged systematic corruption within the state health insurance firm.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 31, 2020 15:11 UTC