JEFFREY G. DAMICOG and MARIO B. CASAYURAN

NBI creates task force to probe PhilHealth anomalies; Lacson wants mafia uprooted

August 13, 2020 1:07 pm

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced Thursday that it has created Task Force Philhealth that will investigate alleged corrupt activities at the State-run health insurer. NBI officer-in-charge Director Eric Distor explained in a statement that he ordered the creation of Task Force PhilHealth to “intensify and hasten” the agency’s ongoing investigation of anomalies at PhilHealth.