Magpapatuloy ang Korte Suprema sa oral arguments sa alegadong budget insertions

Magpapatuloy ngayong araw ang Korte Suprema sa pagdinig sa isyu ng alegadong insertions sa pambansang badyet mula 2024 hanggang sa taong ito, na may dagdag na resource persons at dokumento na susuriin. Inanyayahan si dating gobernador ng Albay na si Joey Salceda bilang amicus curiae. Nag-request din ang mga mahistrado ng mga kinatawan mula sa DBM at DEPDev, pati na mga listahan ng SARO at datos sa Road User’s Tax.

MANILA, Philippines — Nagpapatuloy ang Korte Suprema sa oral arguments kaugnay ng alegadong insertions sa General Appropriations Acts (GAA) mula 2024 hanggang 2026. Nagmula ito sa apat na petisyon na naglalayong ideklara bilang hindi konstitusyal ang mga probisyon tungkol sa unprogrammed appropriations at special accounts sa General Fund, partikular na ang Road User’s Tax.

Petitioners, kabilang ang dating at kasalukuyang mga kongresista at mga grupong sibil, ay nag-akusa sa Kongreso na nag-insert o nagpalawak ng budget allocations na lampas sa mandato ng Konstitusyon.

Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa ay humiling kay Solicitor General Darlene Marie Berberabe ng pagdalo ng mga kinatawan mula sa Department of Budget and Management (DBM) at Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev), partikular na ang DBM representative sa Development Budget Coordination Committee at DEPDev representative sa Investment Coordination Committee.

Samantala, Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen ay inutusan si Berberabe na magsumite ng detalyadong listahan ng lahat ng Special Allotment Release Orders (SARO) para sa unprogrammed appropriations mula 2024 hanggang 2026, na dapat tumugma sa certificates of income mula sa Bureau of the Treasury. Hiningi rin niya ang datos sa paggamit ng gobyerno ng Road User’s Tax noong 2024 at 2025.

Inaasahan ding magbibigay ng opinyon si Joey Salceda, dating gobernador at kongresista ng Albay at ekonomista, bilang amicus curiae.

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