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Group appeals dismissal of graft raps over PhilHealth fund diversion

By Daphne Galvez

A group of doctors and lawyers has urged the Office of the Ombudsman to reconsider its dismissal of the plunder and graft complaints lodged against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp.  chief Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. over the diversion of P60 billion reserve funds of the state health insurer to the national treasury.