Hindi na kailangan pa ang “emergency powers” ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte para mawala ang korapsyon sa Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
Ito ang reaksyon ni Senator Panfilo Lacson at sa halip ay sinabing sibakin na lamang sa posisyon si Department of Health (DoH) Secretary Francisco Duque at pairalin ang “strong political will”.
“Since PhilHealth is a creation of a law passed by Congress, the President has no statutory power to reorganize the agency, so he actually needs an act of Congress to delegate to him such power or authority a nd if the President’s intention is to cleanse PhilHealth of scalawags and misfits, he may not need that delegated authority anymore as he has the Philippine National Police, National Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice and other instrumentalities of government at his disposal,” ayon pa sa senador.
-Leonel Abasola
