{"id":97780,"date":"2017-04-10T19:53:41","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T23:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=97780"},"modified":"2017-04-10T19:53:41","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T23:53:41","slug":"doh-confirms-resignation-of-a-philhealth-official-from-his-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/10\/doh-confirms-resignation-of-a-philhealth-official-from-his-post\/","title":{"rendered":"DOH confirms resignation of a PhilHealth official from his post"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_97781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97781\" style=\"width: 380px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/doctor-talk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97781\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/doctor-talk.jpg\" alt=\"The resignation of Dineros was also confirmed by Dr. Israel Francis Pargas, senior manager at PhilHealth\u2019s Corporate Communication Department. (Photo: Dr. Dineros)\" width=\"380\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/doctor-talk.jpg 380w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/doctor-talk-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The resignation of Dineros was also confirmed by Dr. Israel Francis Pargas, senior manager at PhilHealth\u2019s Corporate Communication Department. (Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drdineros.com\/\">Dr. Dineros<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u2014The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Monday evening the resignation of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) interim president and CEO Hildegardes C. Dineros from his post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe (Dineros) resigned,\u201d Health Secretary Dr. Paulyn Ubial said in a text message.<\/p>\n<p>As a replacement to his post, Ubial said that members of the PhilHealth Board then voted for Dr. Celestina Dela Serna as Interim PCEO during the board meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Dela Serna is one of the Board Members from the Overseas Filipino Workers sector.<\/p>\n<p>The resignation of Dineros was also confirmed by Dr. Israel Francis Pargas, senior manager at PhilHealth\u2019s Corporate Communication Department.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, insiders from PhilHealth who refused to reveal their names said that the resignation apparently surfaced due to power struggle between Dineros and Ubial for some aspects of PhilHealth operations.<\/p>\n<p>However, the &#8216;feud&#8217; was earlier denied by the Health Secretary citing that such was just a matter of misunderstanding.<\/p>\n<p>The Health chief also denied that the Board ousted Dineros and the decision came from Dineros himself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We did not oust him, he resigned,\u201d the Health official said.<\/p>\n<p>She also said that Dineros was among the members of the PhilHealth Board who voted for Dela Serna as his replacement during an emergency meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2014The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Monday evening the resignation of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. 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