Win for accountability
From the beginning, our goal in this case was straightforward. The law already earmarked PhilHealth’s funds for very specific purposes.
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From the beginning, our goal in this case was straightforward. The law already earmarked PhilHealth’s funds for very specific purposes.
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Malacañang and Congress were left with no choice but to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling ordering the return of P60 billion to state-run insurer…
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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) views the recent return of P60 billion in so-called “excess” funds as an opportunity to strengthen and…
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Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, in a separate concurring opinion regarding the court’s recent ruling on PhilHealth funds, argued…
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Minutes from the Fed’s most recent meeting showed many officials expect a further uptick in underlying goods inflation as President Donald Trump’s tariffs bite.
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‘Our goal is transparency, accountability, and ensuring that funds are properly used for the benefit of our people.’
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Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the Supreme Court’s recent decision ordering the government to return P60 billion previously transferred from the Philippine…
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Several other SC justices expressed a similar view that the manipulation of the budget to place the people’s welfare at the mercy of politicians must not be…
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And now, we are genuinely grateful to the High Court for hearing the please of the people and giving voice to the tireless and lengthy hearings we conducted…
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The Supreme Court was blunt: Congress has no power to override the Universal Health Care Act through a budget line.
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The House of Representatives has already carried out the constitutional remedy to return the P60 billion to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)…
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The Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) confirmed on Saturday the transfer of former Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo, along with Jaimielyn Santos Cruz and Rachelle Joan…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. enabled the bicameral conference committee to increase the unprogrammed appropriations (UA) in the 2024 budget by P450 billion,…
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Vice President Sara Duterte said she welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court ordering the return of the P60-billion Philippine Health Insurance Corporation…
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What good is a constitutionally guaranteed right to life when the right to health remains financially unreachable?
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Former PhilHealth director Dr. Tony Leachon hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to return P60 billion in reserve funds to the agency, calling it a “landmark…
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The funds were transferred to the National Treasury, creating a new revenue stream to ‘trigger’ the release of the UA.
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