MANILA, Philippines — The spokesperson of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Saturday bared that several of its officials already signed a bank waiver, which will allow the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to look into their bank deposits and transactions. Pero isa ako sa nag-sign,” PhilHealth spokesperson Dr. Shirley Domingo said over radio station DZBB. Asked if PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Ricardo Morales was among those who signed the bank waiver, Domingo said she does not know. It was House Deputy Speaker Luis Raymund Villafuerte who posed the challenge to PhilHealth officials, as the agency was marred with fresh corruption allegations. But in the same joint hybrid hearing of the House committees on good government and public accountability on Wednesday, Morales, along with other two PhilHealth officials, suddenly left, citing health reasons.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 15, 2020 08:26 UTC