Gumulong na ang oral arguments sa Korte Suprema kaugnay ng paglilipat ng sobrang pondo ng PhilHealth para magamit sa iba pang proyekto. Depensa ng gobyerno, naaayon ito sa Saligang Batas at isang pulisiya para mapalago ang ekonomiya.
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00:00The Oral Argument in the Supreme Court of the Philippines
00:03on the transfer of the excess funds of PhilHealth
00:05to be used in other projects
00:07is in the defense of the government
00:09that it is in accordance with the law
00:11and a police force to disrupt the economy
00:14pointed out by Salima, the referendum.
00:20In the Oral Argument in the Supreme Court
00:23petitioners were asked
00:24why the transfer of the unutilized funds
00:28or unutilized funds of PhilHealth
00:30to other projects.
00:32Particularly, they pointed out
00:34the Circular of the Department of Finance
00:36and the provision of the General Appropriations Act
00:39that provided a way for the return
00:41of almost Php90 billion of PhilHealth's funds
00:44to the National Treasury.
00:46PhilHealth first remitted Php60 billion
00:49back to the National Treasury last year
00:52while the Supreme Court stopped
00:54the remitting of Php29.9 billion
00:57following the repeal of the petition against this.
01:00The question provision in the DOF Circular
01:03is inconsistent, incompatible, and irreconcilable
01:06with the Universal Health Care Act
01:08and the syntax laws.
01:09UHC's objective is clear
01:12to provide social health insurance
01:14and risk protection to all Filipinos.
01:16In computing the alleged fund balance,
01:18DOF defied the clear language of the syntax laws
01:22stating that these funds be used exclusively
01:25for universal health care.
01:26These funds were sourced from syntaxes
01:29and cannot be used for other purposes
01:31irrespective of how noble the purpose is.
01:35Secretary Ralph Recto,
01:38Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa,
01:40Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatsalian,
01:43and former PhilHealth President Emanuele Desma Jr.
01:47The Office of the Solicitor General
01:49and the Office of the Government Corporate Council
01:51are the ones to blame
01:53and the other respondents
01:54in the Office of the President, Senate, and Camera.
01:57The government's efforts are legal
01:59and in accordance with the law
02:01to transfer funds.
02:03It was the Executive and Legislative Department's way
02:08of creating and implementing a fiscal policy
02:12to boost economic growth
02:15without bloating the government's indebtedness
02:18or burdening the people with new tax measures.
02:23It is a common sense approach
02:25that does not violate any law
02:28much less the Constitution in any way.
02:32I assure the Honorable Court and the people that
02:36contrary to what has been portrayed by some critics
02:40there was no dark or sinister plan
02:43behind the transfer.
02:45The Solicitor General also asked to remove
02:49President Bongbong Marcos as a respondent
02:52because the President has immunity from suit
02:54while he is in office.
02:56Three petitions against the transfer of PhilHealth funds
02:59were submitted to the Supreme Court.
03:01It has been consolidated.
03:03It means that both parties will hear it at the same time.
03:05Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier blamed
03:08if PhilHealth really has a reserve fund.
03:12Investment is the last in the order of priority.
03:17Yes.
03:18Yes.
03:19But Your Honor,
03:21I would like to highlight that every year
03:23PhilHealth actually generates more revenues
03:27than expenditures.
03:29I will show you the report of COA
03:33which shows that PhilHealth is bankrupt, actually.
03:37I don't know if you're aware of that.
03:39You ought to be aware.
03:40If you are, Your Honor.
03:42And COA has repeatedly highlighted that
03:45in its letters to PhilHealth.
03:49And then COA said that for many years,
03:53at least three years,
03:5421, 22, 23,
03:56the reserve fund of PhilHealth
04:00is much, much less
04:02than its actuarial fund,
04:06actuarial estimate.
04:08PhilHealth funds transferred!
04:11Illegal! Unjust!
04:13Before the oral arguments,
04:15various groups protested outside the Supreme Court.
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