1SAMBAYAN Coalition, members of UP Law Class 1975, and other individuals on Wednesday filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking to prevent the transfer of P89.9-billion excess funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) back to the national treasury.
1SAMBAYAN Coalition and members of UP Law Class 1975, among others, file a petition for certiorari and prohibition before the Supreme Court, questioning the constitutionality of PhilHealth’s transfer of excess funds to the national treasury. @gmanews pic.twitter.com/Q8OfR3kl44
— Giselle Ombay (@giselleombay_) October 16, 2024
In a 46-page petition for certiorari and prohibition, the petitioners asked the high court to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO), writ of preliminary injunction and/or other injunctive remedies under Article VIII, Sections 1, 4(2), 5(1) of the 1987 Constitution, and Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, as amended.
This is in line with the diversion of P89.9-billion excess funds of PhilHealth back to state coffers.
So far, PhilHealth has remitted to the Treasury the first tranche of P20 billion in May and another P10 billion in August.
The state insurer is scheduled to remit the third tranche of diversion amounting to P30 billion this October, while the remaining P29.9 billion is slated to be transferred in November.
In a message to GMA News Online, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto confirmed that the third tranche worth P30 billion will be transferred back to the national treasury within the day.
“I respect their right to petition the Supreme Court. We will respect whatever the decision of the Supreme Court may be,” Recto said.
The SC has set oral arguments in mid-January 2025 regarding the petitions seeking to block the diversion of the excess funds of the PhilHealth back to state coffers. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News
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