THE plea for the immediate issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the transfer of the unutilized government subsidy of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) back to the national treasury amounting to P89.
THE plea for the immediate issuance of a temporary restraining order enjoining the transfer of the unutilized government subsidy of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation back to the national treasury amounting to P89.9 billion may still be tackled and ruled upon by the Supreme Court even before the conduct of the oral arguments on the issue on January 14, 2025.
The petitioners stressed that the series of acts of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto to transfer PhilHealth funds to the national treasury constitute technical malversation or plunder or both. Likewise, the petitioners said Section 11 of the Universal Health Care Act prohibits the transfer of PhilHealth reserve funds back to the national treasury or to any government agencies unless the said funds were abandoned or their purpose has already been accomplished.
The labor groups’ petition raises concerns over the legality and constitutionality of the fund transfer as this would undermine the financial standing of PhilHealth.
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