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August 9, 2020

DOJ assures fair, balanced probe of PhilHealth mess

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it will look into even the smallest details of the alleged anomalies and corrupt practices in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. once the investigation starts next week.

“PhilHealth looks like a dense and formidable forest. The Task Force PhilHealth will exert all efforts to ensure that they will not be lost in the maze and produce something in the end,” DOJ Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.

Task Force PhilHealth is an inter-agency special panel formed by President Rodrigo Duterte to probe the alleged anomalies and irregularities in the health insurance agency.

Guevarra will lead the task force with representatives from the Office of the Ombudsman, Commission on Audit (COA), Civil Service Commission, Office of the President, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC).

The secretary said they will convene next week to map out the strategies of their investigation.

President Duterte ordered the task force to submit a report within 30 days of its formation.

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