MANILA, Philippines — How would you rate the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) performance? This was the question raised by Sen. Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III during the Senate’s Thursday deliberations on the proposed 2025 funding of the Governance Commission for Government-owned and controlled corporations (GCG). At the end of Pimentel’s prodding was Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada speaking on behalf of the GCG as the agency’s budget sponsor. Article continues after this advertisementAccording to Estrada, under GCG’s scorecard system, PhilHealth only got a passing grade once from 2016 to 2022. He provided the following data: FEATURED STORIES NEWSINFO Super Typhoon Pepito now approaching landfall in Catanduanes NEWSINFO LIST: Areas at high risk of storm surge due to Super Typhoon Pepito NEWSINFO Pepito’s ‘eye’ passing the vicinity of Panganiban, Catanduanes 2016 – 93.97 percent 2017 – 47.82 percent 2018 – 78.17 percent 2019 – 62.25 percent 2020 – 13.75 percent 2021 – 28.07 percent 2022 – 71.87 percent 2023 – undergoing evaluationPimentel, for his part, asked what a grade of less than 75 percent means. Estrada explained that the required score for government-owned and controlled corporations for them to be eligible for performance bonuses is 90 percent above. Article continues after this advertisement“Pag below 90 percent may mararamdaman na na parang sanction o punishment yung government corporation. Ano ang mawawala?” asked Pimentel. Article continues after this advertisement(If below 90 percent, they will be sanctioned or punished. What will be lost?) Article continues after this advertisementSenate President Francis Escudero, who was also present during the hearing, interjected, saying it was the performance-based bonus that would be lost. “Hindi sila maka-declare. They cannot give themselves bonus and their employees performance-based bonus kasi nagfail sila sa scoring system ng GCG na sumusunod naman sa international best practices,” said Pimentel. Article continues after this advertisement(They would not be able to declare. They cannot give themselves bonuses and their employees performance-based bonuses because they failed in the scoring system of the GCG, which only adheres to international best practices.) “Yan ang purpose ng GCG kasi para kayo ang taga gising, taga latigo sa mga GOCCs to perform better,” he added. Subscribe to our daily newsletter (That’s the purpose of GCG. You help GOCCs perform better.) phrich READ NEXT House panel to study credibility of Duterte’s drug war state... PNP chief: Duterte failed on vow to support cops charged on dr... EDITORS' PICK LIVE: PVL All-Filipino Conference November 16 Jake Paul beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson as hits don’t match hype Camarines Sur areas now under Signal No. 5 due to Pepito Miss Universe 2024 Live Updates To the trade secretary, please save our bananas Red skies: Is it a sign of bad weather or simply a myth? MOST READ 67 Eastern Visayas 2025 poll candidates are unopposed Miss Universe 2024 Live Updates LIVE UPDATES: Super Typhoon Pepito LIST: Areas at high risk of storm surge due to Super Typhoon Pepito Follow @FMangosingINQ on Twitter --> View comments |
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