MANILA, Philippines — Twenty more cases of alleged corruption in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) are being investigated, an official of the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed Tuesday.
DOJ Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento told a hearing at the House of Representatives that Task Force PhilHealth’s investigation on the 20 cases is beside the seven complaints that the National Bureau of Investigation filed against several officials of the state-run insurer before the Office of the Ombudsman.
“May pito na na-file ang NBI pending sa Ombudsman at may 20 po ngayon, additional 20 cases na under investigation,” he said.
Even before the task force was created…
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