News Evening Round up
Oct 05, 2019 • 1 min Read
PhilHealth scam whistleblowers arrested | INQUIRER – Two whistleblowers in the PhilHealth “ghost claims” scam were arrested by the Quezon City Police after losing the benefit of the government’s Witness Protection Program (WPP). Atty. Harry Roque said Edwin Roberto and Leizel de Leon, former employees of WellMed Dialysis Center lost the benefit of the WPP after the Regional Trial Court dismissed the case against the dialysis center’s officials for lack of jurisdiction.
Rody tags 2 police generals in drug trade | Philippine Star – Two police generals are “still playing” with illegal drugs, President Duterte revealed here Wednesday, without naming names. “Right now, even as I fly here and go back, there are again about two generals who are still playing with drugs,” Duterte said during a forum attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the mountain resort of Krasnaya Polyana.
Duterte: 2 generals still play with drugs | Manila Times – Two Philippine generals are “still playing” with illegal drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte revealed on Friday, as he reaffirmed his resolve to fight the narcotic trade in the country. Duterte made the revelation before the international community during the plenary session of the Valdai forum in Sochi, Russia on Thursday (Friday in Manila)
Putin to help PH combat terrorism | Manila Bulletin – Russia is prepared to develop its partnership with the Philippines in countering terrorism and share their experiences and all developments with Filipinos. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave this assurance to visiting Philippine President Duterte during their bilateral meeting in Sochi Thursday afternoon.
