Insurance Commissioner Suspended Over PUV Insurer Accreditation Irregularities
The Philippine Ombudsman has ordered the six-month preventive suspension without pay of Insurance Commissioner Reynaldo Regalado amid allegations of irregularities in the accreditation of an insurance provider for public utility vehicles (PUVs). He faces charges of grave misconduct and violations of ethical conduct.
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