Reshuffle ng board ng PhilHealth sa panahon ng Holy Week

Isinagawa ang pagpapalit ng mga miyembro ng board ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) nang mahina ang pansin ng publiko sa panahon ng Holy Week. Ginamit ang SEC Memorandum Circular No. 7, Series of 2026 at GCG restructuring upang palitan ang mga sectoral representatives ng Expert Panel. Nagtaas ito ng tanong mula sa mga kritiko tungkol sa transparency.

Isinagawa ang reshuffle ng PhilHealth board sa gitna ng Holy Week, isang panahon ng mababang public at media scrutiny. Ayon sa ulat, pinalitan ng Expert Panel ang mga kinatawan mula sa labor, employers, at beneficiaries sectors gamit ang GCG modernization mandate at SEC circular na naglalagay ng term limits sa directors.

Kasama sa mga bagong appointee ang UP Manila Chancellor Michael Tee para sa employer’s group at epidemiologist John Wong para sa expert panel. Inilathala ng Department of Health ang video ng kanilang oath-taking noong April 6, pagkatapos ng Holy Week.

Sinabi ng administrasyon na layunin nito ay tugunan ang mga isyu tulad ng fraudulent claims, outdated workforce structures, at fragmented data upang mapabilis ang decision-making. Gayunpaman, tinatanong ng mga kritiko kung bakit isinagawa ito nang mahina ang publicity, na nagdudulot ng hinal sa governance ng ahensyang namamahala ng bilyun-bilyong pondo.

Ito ay nangyayari sa gitna ng P129.8 bilyong budget allocation para sa PhilHealth sa 2026, pagkatapos ng desisyong ng Supreme Court noong Disyembre 2025 na ibalik ang P60 bilyon mula sa national treasury. Nagbabala ang mga kritiko na maaaring maapektuhan ang trust ng private sector, na nagbibigay ng 60% ng premiums.

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