00:00PhilHealth issued a statement on the accusation of Omanoy Labis of spending the agency's budget for the Christmas party.
00:08PhilHealth denied Dr. Tony Leach's social media post saying that the agency spent their budget for the Christmas party.
00:18PhilHealth clarified that they followed the call of Malacanang to scale down the agencies for the celebration of Christmas.
00:26In fact, PhilHealth Management issued Advisory No. 2024-003,
00:33which calls for a scaled-down Christmas celebration on November 25,
00:38which orders the regional offices to be simple in doing business.
00:43According to PhilHealth, the breakdown of expenses posted by Dr. Leach on social media
00:49is for the 30th anniversary celebration of PhilHealth, and it is not yet estimated.
00:55The agency is also appealing to Dr. Leach to be responsible for any information that may cause confusion to the public.
01:04PhilHealth assured that the agency will remain transparent in holding the member's fund.
