Nagkaisa welcomes the Supreme Court’s issuance today of a
TRO against the transfer of the ₱89.9B Philhealth fund to the National
Treasury.
As recognized intervenor for this case, leaders of the
Nagkaisa labor coalition look forward to the more substantive discussions
during the oral argumentation on the many issues surrounding the Palace’s
action to transfer the fund, while members are denied extensive health coverage
despite the availability of billions of unutilized funds.
We firmly believe that the transfer was both legally and morally flawed, thus we will continue to press on with the fight to protect the fund and to ensure that decisions are made with full knowledge and participation of Philhealth members, majority of whom are workers in the formal and informal sectors.
PRESS STATEMENT
Nagkaisa Labor Coalition
29 October 2024
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