DOJ: No legal problem with red cross test deal. Inquirer Newsletter. October 27, 2020

No images? Click here   TILTING AT WINDS Battling strong gusts of winds induced by Typhoon ``Quinta,'' a fisherman balances himself on his boat as he attempts to catch something for the family's lunch at the swollen, hyacinth-littered Laguna de Bay in Bayanan, Muntinlupa City on Monday. MARIANNE BERMUDEZ     World Oxford shot produces ‘robust response’ LONDON—The COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford produces an immune response in both elderly and young people and adverse reactions were lower among the elderly, British drug maker AstraZeneca PLC said on Monday. —STORY BY REUTERS Read more: https://philippinedailyinquirerplus.pressreader.com/@AD14433610/csb_GWQ-jH1NQGRNMQov9m3g-KQQTgCC0MFq-SJ4Rumst1INSQoFBVPvy3RMomHOrJpa   Lifestyle Wellness Diabetics at higher risk of dying from COVID-19 One in seven COVID-19 patients has diabetes, according to an international study of more than 78,000 hospitalized patients, said Dr. Nemencio Nicodemus, endocrinologist at Philippine General Hospital. —STORY BY Anne A. Jambora Read more: https://philippinedailyinquirerplus.pressreader.com/@AD14433610/csb_GWQ-jH1NQGRNMQov9m3g-Avw6WqoHKYYKD4lEdbVAl17_cPHzonUJLfebn4TABIg   News ‘Quinta’ lashes Luzon; 13 fishermen missing Typhoon “Quinta” lashed Luzon overnight, dumping heavy rains that caused flooding, toppling power lines, and whipping up giant waves that sank at least 30 boats off Batangas and Bataan provinces, disaster officials said on Monday. —REPORTS FROM JEANNETTE I. ANDRADE, JHESSET O. ENANO, DONA Z. PAZZIBUGAN, RONNEL W. DOMINGO, MARICAR CINCO, DELFIN T. MALLARI JR., MA. APRIL MIER-MANJARES, MADONNA T. VIROLA, MAR ARGUELLES, CARMELA REYES-ESTROPE, VILLAMOR VISAYA JR., GREG REFRACCION, TONETTE OREJAS AND REUTERS INQ Read more: https://philippinedailyinquirerplus.pressreader.com/@AD14433610/csb_GWQ-jH1NQGRNMQov9m3g-JYkIya-geRXyMJRN9oZ4XSGx3GAbd4pa9dTkn2MiwfZ   Newsletter / Join us Has this been forwarded by a friend? Subscribe now to the Philippine Daily Inquirer Newsletter and get your latest news and important updates on COVID-19 and the enhanced community quarantine. Subscribe   See more     Banner story DOJ: No legal problem with red cross test deal. By Leila B. Salaverria  The Department of Justice (DOJ) sees no legal problem with Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) entering into a COVID-19 testing deal with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), but whether the state-run health insurer should immediately pay its P900-million debt to the private nonprofit remains to be seen.The DOJ did not render a legal opinion on whether PhilHealth was legally obligated to immediately pay its PRC billings because it was not given facts on which to base its opinion, “particularly on the completeness of the requirements and compliance with accounting and auditing rules and procedures,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Monday, reading from the DOJ issuance. ‘No other way out’ He said the requirements must be complied with before the question of immediate payment could be resolved. “There’s no other way out, you really have to comply with accounting rules and auditing rules and procedures,” Roque told a press briefing. He also said PhilHealth was actually willing to pay half of the debt to the PRC now, but the nonprofit would not accept anything but the full amount owed to it. “If they accept 50 percent right now, we will pay the 50 percent, but they have to resume testing,”he said. The PRC earlier stopped its COVID-19 testing for returning overseas Filipino workers and other returning Filipinos because of the ballooning PhilHealth debt. —WITH REPORTS FROM JOVIC YEE, DJ YAP AND NESTOR CORRALES INQ Read more: https://philippinedailyinquirerplus.pressreader.com/@AD14433610/csb_GWQ-jH1NQGRNMQov9m3g-EaueL9kUv4ssFaXVmQYcD6Td0RbaDRbgq21zH_EWoay   Editorial A blow for justice It hardly made primetime news, but in a ringing blow for justice, a judge in Dumaguete City recently dismissed drug cases against five suspects after finding out that agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) had fabricated the charges.  Read full story: https://philippinedailyinquirerplus.pressreader.com/@AD14433610/csb_GWQ-jH1NQGRNMQov9m3g-ANRVVtC_-FZZAgn8uwW7xqqiSdfbdDJB8uRVNmtVNgL       Copyright © 2020 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 2353, Makati Central Post Office, 1263 Makati City, Philippines.   Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe