ON reading the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for Republic Act (RA) 10351, or the Sin Tax Reform Law, crafted by a working group that included the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, the Department of Health—sole fund beneficiary—was taken by surprise upon seeing the insertion of UP-PGH as one of the recipients.

This prompted Health Secretary Enrique Ona to cry foul and question the inclusion of UP-PGH before the Department of Finance, which to date has kept mum on the matter.

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