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[Tony Leachon MD @DrTonyLeachon]

Double Jeopardy in Public Health Finance: Why Recto’s PhilHealth Transfer Demands Accountability
By Dr. Tony Leachon

💔 The Issue
The ₱60‑billion diversion from PhilHealth reserves was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court struck it down on Dec 5, 2025, but instead of undoing the disbursement, the government “restored” the money by charging it to the 2026 budget.

👉 In effect, taxpayers are asked to pay twice: once when the funds were siphoned off, and again when the Treasury refills the hole.

⚖️ The Double Whammy

• Sept 20, 2025: Marcos announced PhilHealth funding at Fabella Hospital.
• Dec 5, 2025: SC declared the ₱60B transfer unconstitutional.
• Apr 2026: DBM released ₱60B—but through fresh taxpayer money.

🚨 Immediate Impact

• Cancer patients faced delayed or unaffordable treatment.
• Hospitals struggled with unpaid claims, delayed salaries, and service cutbacks.
• Trust in earmarked health funds was eroded.

📉 Lost Opportunities
That ₱60B could have:

• Expanded PhilHealth coverage.
• Accelerated hospital reimbursements.
• Funded cancer, dialysis, and heart disease programs.
• Strengthened primary care in underserved communities.

✅ The Right Response

1. Restore PhilHealth in full.
2. Audit aggressively—trace every peso.
3. Enforce accountability: Recto and Ledesma must face plunder charges.
4. Protect earmarked funds from being swept into the Treasury.

🔎 Conclusion
Restoration is not reversal. The injustice has already been inflicted. The Supreme Court was right to reject the transfer—now accountability must follow.

#RelentlessForChange #HealthJustice #AccountabilityNow

References

• Supreme Court of the Philippines – Decision on PhilHealth Fund Diversion, Dec 5, 2025
• DBM – Allotment Release Records for PhilHealth, Apr 2026
• DOF – Statement on PhilHealth Funding, Jan 2026
• Daily Tribune – PhilHealth Diversion Sparks Accountability Debate, Apr 2026

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

Seeing a lot these days....

[Sun Tzu | Art of War ⚔️ @QuoteSunTzu]

"An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes."

-Sun Tzu

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

The latest on PH, there is more than meets the eye...

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

Idiots do exist...

[TishaCM🌷 @TishaCM]

Vacate the Presidency and let Sara take over. Otherwise, don’t expect her to formulate policies and make decisions. She doesn’t even hold a Cabinet post bcoz she cannot stomach the blatant corruption and gross incompetence.

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

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[Fyodor Dostoevsky Collection 🪓 @Dostoevskyquot]

don’t we all love dostoevsky

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

Happening now...

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

Just like music...

[Voltaire @VoltaireQuote]

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

This war reminds me of playing Civilization—strategy and resources are key to survival.

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

When embarrassment takes a toll...

[TishaCM🌷 @TishaCM]

Marcos govt troll farms seem to be losing steam. Despite the flash flood of mainstream media headlines about his UN field trip inundating my timeline, hardly any likes—much less comments. 🥱

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

Clowning moments...and the world is laughing.

[TishaCM🌷 @TishaCM]

Did anyone actually bother to listen to His Excellency’s address at the UN? From the footage—with more empty seats than delegates—it looked like people were far more interested in their Tiktok notifs and “free calls” than his global vision and sudden passion for “women” advocacy.

It’s hard to lobby for a seat on the Security Council when you can’t even secure the attention of the front row. Lols! Turns out, he can’t earn an ounce of respect even from folks who barely know him.

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

The sucker will bleed us dry😠

[TishaCM🌷 @TishaCM]

Duterte maintained the country’s gold reserves steady. Marcos sold them—at less than half of today’s market value.

Duterte initiated the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in 2021 to buffer PH against global shocks, Marcos killed it—leaving the country in limbo amid a massive energy crisis.

No foresight. No vision. No leadership. Just an utterly inutile performance through and through.

[TishaCM🌷 @TishaCM]

It is part of the grand design. Make the NEP appear regular and then have the Congress perform the desired insertions at the OP’s bidding. The final approval still rests with the President. In the end, Marcos approved all insertions and unprogrammed appropriations. A whole-of-govt approach. Plain and simple.

[Gene Altamonte @altGenie]

Discaya points to Marcos-Romualdez
Guteza points to Marcos-Romualdez

...and now coming out of left field...

Zaldy Co points to Marcos-Romualdez

Hanggang kelan magbubulag-bulagan sa katotohanan? Sara said EXACTLY the same thing years ago.

Truth is consistent whoever utters it.

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

Is there light at the end of the tunnel?...watching the video of Rep. Zaldy Co🍿

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

Disaster after disaster...yet the man on top can't be moved😪....Filipinos wakeup💪👊

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

Buti pa India....wish ko lang dito rin🙏

[Bilyonaryo @bilyonaryo_ph]

India’s financial crime agency has provisionally frozen 30.84 billion rupees ($351 million) worth of real estate assets linked to Reliance Anil Ambani Group as part of a money-laundering investigation, it said in a statement on Monday.
https://t.co/FiFup9mGYe

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

We Didn’t Lose Face at APEC2025 ✨🇵🇭
We simply… misplaced it temporarily.🤣

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

This government is so weak that it can't even demand justice....

[Manila Bulletin News @manilabulletin]

BREAKING: Former congressman Zaldy Co could have gotten at least P21 billion pesos as kickbacks from the anomalous flood control projects.

This amount is based on the total sum of several figures provided by ex-DPWH engrs. Alcantara and Hernandez to ICI. | via @josephpedrajas

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

No justice from a weak leader....

[Balita @balitaphl]

Zaldy Co, pumaldo ng ₱21B sa flood control projects! @manilabulletin https://t.co/6MT7Xyp9Up

[Belle Quilantang @belleqq]

Love it🥰

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Have you read this one?