Lacson: There's sufficient proof to fire PhilHealth execs but ball is with President

SEN. Panfilo Lacson said there was sufficient basis for President Rodrigo Duterte to remove officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) allegedly involved in rampant corruption in the state-run insurer.

The senator based his assessment on the ongoing Senate investigation on the reported anomalies in PhilHealth such as the questionable interim reimbursement mechanism (IRM) that facilitated the P14.7 billion cash advance to hospitals treating coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients and the P2.1 billion overpriced and repeated procurement of IT (information technology) equipment.