{"id":277529,"date":"2020-12-03T06:15:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T11:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=277529"},"modified":"2020-12-03T06:15:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T11:15:42","slug":"govt-commits-to-settle-debts-with-red-cross-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/12\/03\/govt-commits-to-settle-debts-with-red-cross-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t commits to settle debts with Red Cross: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Red Cross, last October, temporarily halted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) testing it was doing for the government due to the more than PHP1-billion debt incurred by PhilHealth. It resumed testing after the state insurer paid half of its debt. (File Photo: Philippine Red Cross\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Thursday assured Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman, Senator Richard \u201cDick\u201d Gordon that the government will settle its remaining PHP623-million debt with the humanitarian organization.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government, particularly the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), has proven its commitment to settle its remaining debt to the PRC in the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cMagbabayad po ang<\/em>\u00a0national government.\u00a0Napatunayan naman po ng<\/em>\u00a0national government\u00a0na hindi po tumatalikod sa obligasyon ang<\/em>\u00a0national government (The national government will pay. The national government has already proved that they will not turn back on its obligation,\u201d he said in a press briefing in San Vicente, Palawan.<\/p>\n

Roque, however, said there would be a need to verify the total amount of debt based on the PhilHealth\u2019s \u201cthree-tiered payment scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNgayon po, nag-a-undergo pa rin po \u2018yan ng proseso ng<\/em>\u00a0verification at (Now, they\u2019re undergoing a process of verification and) ensuring that it is pursuant to the three-tiered payment structure,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Red Cross, last October, temporarily halted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) testing it was doing for the government due to the more than PHP1-billion debt incurred by PhilHealth. It resumed testing after the state insurer paid half of its debt.<\/p>\n

In a TV interview on Wednesday, Gordon said the PhilHealth owes PRC a total of PHP623.32 million as of Dec. 1.<\/p>\n

PRC spends about PHP25 million per day for testing.<\/p>\n

Gordon said PhilHealth’s failure to settle its debt makes the amount pile higher every day.<\/p>\n

The PRC and PhilHealth, he said, agreed that the bill should be settled within three days upon receipt, but PhilHealth currently averages nine days, sometimes even 12 days before it pays.<\/p>\n

He warned that the PRC might once again be forced to halt its testing services unless PhilHealth brings down the debt to PHP100 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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