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Committee of the Whole presiding officer: Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III kicks off Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole hearing August 4, 2020, on the alleged irregular transactions of PhilHealth officials and the agency’s purported failure to release the insurance claims to its accredited hospitals. Sotto, as Senate president, sits as the presiding chairman of the special committee organized to inquire into numerous corruption charges besetting PhilHealth. (Joseph Vidal/ Senate PRIB)