{"id":272583,"date":"2020-10-22T03:13:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T07:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=272583"},"modified":"2020-10-22T03:13:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T07:13:36","slug":"doj-to-review-philhealth-dealings-with-red-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/22\/doj-to-review-philhealth-dealings-with-red-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ to review PhilHealth dealings with Red Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Justice Secretary and Justice Sector Coordinating Council principal Menardo I. Guevarra lauds the innovations of the Angeles City Justice sector which qualified it to become a Justice Zone. (Carmela Jane F. Villar\/PIA 3)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday said his office is reviewing the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).<\/p>\n

Guevarra said the DOJ’s opinion on the matter was requested by Philhealth through its president Dante Gierran “before it makes a decision to pay its indebtedness” to the PRC.<\/p>\n

The DOJ’s opinion is expected to be issued within the week.<\/p>\n

Guevarra also said the review will take up the whole MOA, but more particularly on procurement issues.<\/p>\n

“We’re giving this our preferential attention,” he said.<\/p>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang earlier said PRC can resume its coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing services after President Rodrigo Duterte gave his assurance that PhilHealth would settle its PHP931-million debt, starting with 50 percent of the overdue balance incurred by PhilHealth for testing services to the PRC within the month.<\/p>\n

The PRC last week stopped conducting tests that are being charged to PhilHealth.<\/p>\n

The PRC has been receiving samples of returning overseas Filipino workers, those arriving in airports and seaports, those in mega swabbing facilities, and front-line health and government workers.<\/p>\n

Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III said at least 4,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were stranded after the PRC stopped the Covid-19 tests for the government due to PhilHealth’s unpaid balance.<\/p>\n

Bello said the OFW-returnees have been stranded in hotels in Metro Manila as they wait for their swab tests and results before they will be transported by the government to their respective provinces.<\/p>\n

A negative swab test result is one of the requirements for the OFWs to be able to go back to their hometowns.<\/p>\n

Gierran said the state insurer will pay its outstanding balance but also pointed out that his team found questionable items in the agency’s existing deal with the non-government organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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