Pimentel, health advocates ask SC to declare PhilHealth fund transfer illegal
Pimentel, health advocates ask SC to declare PhilHealth fund transfer illegal
Health professionals arrive at the Supreme Court on Aug. 2, 2024 to challenge the transfer of P89.9 billion in funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to the national treasury. Cielo Magno, a health professional and former undersecretary of the Department of Finance, said that the petition to declare the transfer unconstitutional by the High Court was signed by Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III and health advocates.
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Health professionals arrive at the Supreme Court on Aug. 2, 2024 to challenge the transfer of P89.9 billion in funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to the national treasury. Cielo Magno, a health professional and former undersecretary of the Department of Finance, said that the petition to declare the transfer unconstitutional by the High Court was signed by Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III and health advocates.
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00:00Magandang tanghali po sa ating lahat. Ngayon po ay ipa-file natin ang kaso questioning the constitutionality
00:08nitong BUF Circular na kumukuha ng kondo ng PhilHealth.
00:13At po-questioning din po natin itong provision sa General Appropriations Act of 2024.
00:19Naniniwala po tayo na ang provision na ito ay unconstitutional at inconsistent sa mga batas na mayro' na tayo
00:26lalong-lalong nasa usapin ng Universal Health Insurance.
00:30Kasama po natin sa pagpapayad ng kaso na ito, yung mga petitioners po,
00:34kasama natin sa Senator Coco Pimentel, at ang Philippine Medical Association,
00:39at ang mga labor groups, at ang organization ng mga kababaihan,
00:43para isulong po yung tunay na Universal Health Insurance para sa mga Pilipino.
00:56Thank you for watching!