PhilHealth-7 welcomes NBI investigation
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation in Central Visayas (PhilHealth-7) welcomed the decision of state investigators requesting the anti-graft office to probe them over allegations involving fraudulent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) claims. “From the start, (PhilHealth-7) has welcomed the investigation conducted by the NBI-CEVRO (National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas), and has cooperated with them in every possible way, such as providing them copies of claim documents and allowing them access to our warehouse for the retrieval of all necessary documents,” said the firm’s regional office in a statement published on Thursday, October 29, 2020.