By Chloe Mari A. Hufana, Reporter
THE Supreme Court’s temporary restraining order (TRO) on the transfer of P29.9 billion from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to the Bureau of the Treasury could have an impact on government projects relying on unprogrammed funds, an economist said.
“This can even affect infrastructure as some funds can be diverted from programmed projects to unprogrammed but pressing projects,” Leonardo A. Lanzona, Jr., an economics professor at the Ateneo de Manila, told BusinessWorld via Messenger chat.
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