Malacañang has expressed respect for the Supreme Court’s decision declaring unconstitutional a provision in the 2024 General Appropriations Act that allowed the transfer of P60 billion in unused funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Presidential Communications Office Secretary Dave Gomez said the Office of the Solicitor General will carefully study the ruling and determine whether to file a motion for reconsideration.
Gomez emphasized that the Executive branch merely complied with the congressional mandate under the GAA when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. restored PhilHealth’s excess funds last September. He added that the move recognized the agency’s stronger performance, expanded benefits, and improved absorptive capacity in line with the government’s goal of universal healthcare.
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate supported the restoration in their budget deliberations, underscoring the administration’s commitment to strengthening PhilHealth’s role in delivering essential health services.
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