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SC asks executive and legislative departments to comment on petition vs. 2025 budget
SC asks executive and legislative departments to comment on petition vs. 2025 budget
MANILA -- The Supreme Court has directed the House of Representatives, Senate and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to comment on the petition against the 2025 national budget filed by the group of former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez.
MANILA -- The Supreme Court has directed the House of Representatives, Senate and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to comment on the petition against the 2025 national budget filed by the group of former executive secretary Vic Rodriguez.
During its en banc session Tuesday, the court acted on the petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by petitioners Rodriguez, Isidro Ungab and Rogelio Mendoza.
During its en banc session Tuesday, the court acted on the petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by petitioners Rodriguez, Isidro Ungab and Rogelio Mendoza.
“The SC directed respondents House of Representatives, Senate, and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to comment on the petition within a non-extendible period of 10 days from receipt of notice,” the SC said in a statement.
“The SC directed respondents House of Representatives, Senate, and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to comment on the petition within a non-extendible period of 10 days from receipt of notice,” the SC said in a statement.
The SC noted that the petitioners argued that the 2025 General Appropriations Act is unconstitutional for failing to allocate mandatory funding for Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth, as well as increasing appropriations beyond the President’s recommendations and allocating the highest budget to infrastructure over education.
The SC noted that the petitioners argued that the 2025 General Appropriations Act is unconstitutional for failing to allocate mandatory funding for Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth, as well as increasing appropriations beyond the President’s recommendations and allocating the highest budget to infrastructure over education.
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The petitioners also said the GAA is unconstitutional since the Bicameral Committee Report on the General Appropriations Bill contained blank items.
The petitioners also said the GAA is unconstitutional since the Bicameral Committee Report on the General Appropriations Bill contained blank items.
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