FORMER Health secretary Janette Garin denied allegations that the P10.6 billion funds that were supposedly earmarked for senior citizens under the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) were diverted to the campaign kitty of the Liberal Party for the 2016 national elections.
"Hindi po totoo na may diversion of fund[s] kasi wala pong P10.6 billion na na-release," Garin told the Senate committee on health and demography on Wednesday that was convened to discuss the alleged irregularities in the P8.1 billion Barangay Health Station (BHS) project.
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