安东尼·利琼医生于5月24日对执行秘书拉尔夫·雷克托及其他官员提起诉讼，指控其非法挪用PhilHealth的600亿比索资金及PDIC的1070亿比索资金，罪名涉及挪用公款和技术性渎职。
一位独立的医疗改革倡导者向监察专员办公室提交了一份长达19页的投诉书。投诉名单中包括卫生部长泰德·赫博萨、代理财政部长弗雷德里克·戈，以及包括PhilHealth和PDIC高管在内的多名其他官员。
安东尼·利琼医生表示，这些资金转移违反了《全民医疗保健法》和烟酒税相关条款。他指出，这些行为达到了《共和国第7080号法案》中规定的挪用公款罪的门槛。
执行秘书拉尔夫·雷克托称该投诉为滋扰和骚扰案件。他援引大法官里卡多·罗萨里奥的观点辩称，官员们是在善意的情况下，根据当时被推定为有效的法律行事。
这笔600亿比索的转移发生在2025年。最高法院于2025年12月下令退还资金，五个月后这些资金被返还给了PhilHealth。
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