Former PhilHealth Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs Rodolfo Del Rosario Jr., Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, and former PhilHealth Chief Ricardo Morales.
The PhilHealth mess is still unfolding and it seems that we have not seen the worst of it.
Thursday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III announced that President Duterte accepted the resignation of PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales.
News reports also said PhilHealth Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs Rodolfo Del Rosario Jr. who was among those suspended for six months without pay, also resigned last Monday.
In announcing Duterte’s acceptance of Morales’ resignation, both Roque and Duque cited the PhilHealth chief’s ill health and nothing about the massive corruption in the agency that has been the subject of a Senate investigation.
There are two items in my mail , also posted in Facebook, which I feel should be shared: One is the clarification by the family of the late Sen. Ambrosio Padilla that Arnold Padilla, the guy who was seen in a video abusing a law enforcer is not the grandson of the respected senator and the other is about the attempt to liquidate Catholic priest Fr. Amado Picardal.
Human rights lawyer Alex Padilla, son of the late Sen. Ambrosio Padilla.“For the record, Arnold Padilla is not a direct grandson of Ambrosio Padilla, although he is a part of the wider Padilla clan. Ambrosio Padilla – lawyer, law professor, author, Olympian, senator, and family man – was known most of all for being that rare man of high moral character in private life and in public office. He had a passion for justice, a deep love of truth, and an abiding belief in personal responsibility. While family, upbringing, and education were important to him, he knew and taught that the content of one’s character was determined by the sum of one’s choices and actions…
“The actions of Arnold Padilla are his responsibility and are not sanctioned, protected, or encouraged by the family of Ambrosio Padilla. We condemn the connections being made to our father, Ambrosio Padilla, and our brothers, Frank and Alexander Padilla, which have no relevance here. The implications have no basis whatsoever, and are outrightly malicious. For those who have spread false news out of ignorance, truth and fairness require a correction and a stop to the spread of this misinformation. To those who, despite knowing the truth, insist on advancing such a malicious connection, know that the family of Ambrosio Padilla will not stand idly by while our family’s good name is sullied by association or implication.Thank you and God bless,” the Padilla family said in a statement.
