CALOOCAN CITY, Aug. 14 (PIA) --The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) today created “Task Force-PhilHealth” that will investigate the reported ₱15-billion anomalies at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
NBI Officer-In-Charge Director Eric B. Distor said he issued an order creating the task force that will conduct probes on various allegations of corruption and anomalies using fraudulent schemes in PhilHealth.
Distor added that the investigation of Task Force-PhilHealth will “include the audit of the PhilHealth finances and the conduct of lifestyle checks on its officials and employees.”
“Considering that the NBI is still conducting investigation on alleged PhilHealth anomalies, the creation of a task force on this matter will certainly help intensify and hasten the investigation,” the official said.
The task group will be composed of agents and iInvestigators from the Bureau’s Anti-Graft Division, Anti-Fraud Division, Special Action Unit, Computer Crimes Division, Special Operations Group, and Digital Forensic Laboratory and headed by NBI-NCR Regional Director Cesar Bacani and under the supervision of Deputy Director for Regional Operations Service Antonio Pagatpat, to be assisted by Deputy Director for Investigation Service Vicente De Guzman III.
The NBI will also be coordinating with the Department of Justice on the progress of the investigation, Distor further said. (NBI/PIA-NCR)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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