30/10/2024
Nawala na ang P60B ng Philhealth. So sad our leaders no longer have love for their constituents.
PRESS STATEMENT
29 OCTOBER 2024
Petitioners laud Supreme Court issuance of TRO to stop further PhilHealth fund transfers
We, the petitioners of GR 274778, Pimentel et al. vs. House of Representatives, questioning the constitutionality of the transfer of P89.9 billion worth of unused PhilHealth funds to the National Treasury, welcome the Supreme Court’s issuance today of a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent further transfers.
The TRO will prevent the last tranche of P29.9 billion from being transferred from PhilHealth to the National Treasury this November. This tranche was originally scheduled to be transferred in May 2025 but was set earlier by the Department of Finance and/or PhilHealth.
A TRO is generally issued if the matter involved is of such extreme urgency that grave or irreparable injury will arise if not restrained. Thus, we are thankful to the Supreme Court for recognizing that the government’s diversion of PhilHealth funds will cause irreparable injury to PhilHealth members.
We thank the Supreme Court for protecting the right to health of PhilHealth members, all Filipino people.
Petitioners:
Aquilino Pimentel III
Ernesto Ofracio
Junice Melgar
Cielo Magno
Minguita Padilla
Dante Gatmaytan
Ibarra Gutierrez
Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa
Public Services Labor Independent Confederation Foundation, Incn. (PSLINK)
Philippine Medical Association
Message from PMA President:
Dr. Hector Santos