Covid Abuse
Executive Corruption ✏️ Glenn Junsay Pansensoy · 📁 History · ⏱️ 4 min read The Blood Money Scandal: When Corruption Stole the Dignity of the Dead The Blood Money Scandal: When Corruption Stole the Dignity of the Dead In 2020, while the world battled a terrifying virus, the Philippines was fighting a second, more insidious plague: systemic corruption . The state health insurer, PhilHealth, was meant to be a lifeline. Instead, it became a crime scene. I. The Coercion of the Grieving For many families, the corruption didn't feel like a headline—it felt like an ultimatum. As hospitals overflowed and cadaver backlogs grew, families were faced with a crushing reality: the cost of storing a loved one in a freezer could reach hundreds of thousands of pesos. Hospitals offered a "solution": declare the death as COVID-19. The Trap: If the death was labe...