President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he would not abolish the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) amid alleged corruption in the agency.

“‘Yung PhilHealth wala na… talagang hindi ko bubuwagin ‘yan because hindi madali; it’s not easy to create another one (I will not abolish PhilHealth because it is not easy to create another one),” Duterte said.

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