US EditionPlunder, Other Raps Filed vs Recto, Ledesma over PhilHealth Fund Transfer - BusinessWorld Online
The Save the Philippines Coalition accuses Recto and Ledesma of malversation and anti-graft violations after a P60 billion PhilHealth fund transfer to the national treasury.
- On Monday, December 22, the Save the Philippines Coalition filed malversation and anti-graft complaints with the Office of the Ombudsman against Ralph G. Recto and Emmanuel R. Ledesma Jr., also seeking preventive suspension under the Anti-Plunder Law.
- On December 5, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ordered the return of P60 billion in PhilHealth excess funds; PhilHealth had been instructed to remit P89.9 billion, but a temporary restraining order blocked P29.9 billion.
- Seeking preventive suspension, petitioners warned respondents' continued stay could cause loss or destruction of evidence, while Irene Ann C. Caballes, Elmer B. Jugalbot, and others filed the complaint.
- Responding to the filing, Recto added he respects citizens' right to seek redress, will cooperate with the Ombudsman, and welcomed the Solicitor General's representation, while Ledesma did not immediately reply to requests for comment.
- The Supreme Court, voting unanimously, declared special provision 1 of the 2024 national budget and Department of Finance Circular 003/2024 unconstitutional, ruling the P89.9 billion transfer void and noting Ralph G. Recto acted in good faith after his mid‑November 2025 appointment.
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Recto, ex-PhilHealth exec sued over fund transfer
MANILA, Philippines — A Duterte-allied coalition has filed a plunder and technical malversation complaint against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. over the transfer of P60 billion in excess reserve funds to the national treasury. The 15-page complaint-affidavit, filed before the Office of the Ombudsman on […]...Keep on reading: Recto, ex-PhilHealth exec sued …
Plunder, other raps filed vs Recto, Ledesma over PhilHealth fund transfer - BusinessWorld Online
A MULTISECTORAL group on Monday filed technical malversation, plunder, and grave misconduct complaints against Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) President Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr. over the 2024 transfer of P60 billion in reserve funds. The complaint-affidavit was lodged before the Office of the Ombudsman by the Save the Philippines Coalition, which accused Mr. Recto, as former Finance se…
Malversation, plunder charges filed vs Recto, PhilHealth chief Ledesma over fund transfer
A group filed a complaint against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) president and CEO Emmanuel Ledesma over the transfer of PhilHealth’s excess funds to the national treasury.
Recto insists ‘no criminal liability’ as group sues over PhilHealth funds
MANILA, Philippines – Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Monday, December 22, reiterated that he had “no criminal liability” in the Marcos administration’s controversial decision to transfer P60 billion in funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to the national treasury, as a group filed a complaint against him with the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan. “I respect every citizen’s right to seek redress before the courts …
Group files complaint vs. Recto, Ledesma over PhilHealth fund transfer
Save the Philippines Coalition on Monday filed a complaint against former Finance Secretary and now Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Emmanuel Ledesma over the transfer of PhilHealth"s excess funds to the national treasury.
Recto vows to cooperate in Ombudsman probe of P60B PhilHealth funds
MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Monday said he would cooperate with the Office of the Ombudsman as it investigates the transfer of P60 billion PhilHealth funds to the National Treasury.Recto issued the statement after the Save the Philippines Coalition filed complaints for technical malversation, plunder, and grave misconduct against him and former PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr."I r…
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