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Tony Leachon files an Ombudsman complaint over the P60 billion PhilHealth fund transfer.

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An independent health reform advocate yesterday filed plunder and technical malversation charges before the Office of the Ombudsman against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and other Cabinet officials over the diversion of P60 billion in Philippine Health Insurance Corp reserve funds and P107 billion from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp..

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Sinampahan ng panibagong reklamong plunder,graft at technical malversation sa Office of the Ombudsman si Executive Secretary Ralph Recto at iba pang opisyal ng pamahalaan kaugnay nang paglilipat ng P60 bilyon na pondo ng PhilHealth at P107 bilyon mula sa Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation patungo sa National Treasury.

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Mainit ngayon ang sitwasyon sa Kamara matapos mag­palitan ng maaanghang na salita sina Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste at 6th District Rep. Ryan Recto, anak ni Executive Secretary Ralph Recto.

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Lawmakers from five of six Batangas districts filed a resolution defending the executive secretary and provincial governor.

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Batangas Rep. Leviste is calling for a probe after 84 barangays were allegedly excluded from receiving P200,000 in aid.

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An inter-agency standard operating procedure (SOP) was signed yesterday to prevent the “resurrection in a different form” of Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGOs, according to Executive Secretary Ralph Recto.

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Malacañang has ordered transport authorities to work closely with local government units and the interior department to ensure the seamless implementation of measures aimed at helping public utility vehicle operators, drivers and commuters cope with the effects of the war in the Middle East.

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 As the nation struggles to cope with rising prices of fuel and basic goods due to the war in the Middle East, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto met with business groups at Malacañang on Monday to discuss further aligning of strategies to ease the impact of the crisis on people and industries.

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