Magsisimula ang Supreme Court ng oral arguments sa budget insertions Abril 7

Magsisimula ang Supreme Court bukas ng oral arguments sa mga petisyon na humihinto sa legality ng unprogrammed appropriations at special accounts sa national budget. Ang mga hearing ay gaganapin sa Session Hall sa Padre Faura, Manila, na nagsisimula ng 9:30 a.m.

Ang consolidated petitions ay humihinto sa mga probisyon sa 2024, 2025, at 2026 General Appropriations Act na may kaugnayan sa unprogrammed funds at special accounts sa General Fund. Kabilang sa mga petitioner ang yao na si Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, dating Sen. Koko Pimentel, dating House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, mga civic groups, at iba pang mambabatas. Sabi nila, ang Congress ay nag-insert o nagpalawak ng budget allocations sa pamamagitan ng bicameral conference committees na lampas sa constitutional limits, kabilang ang daan-daang bilyong piso sa unprogrammed appropriations.

May hiwalay na petitions din na humihinto sa adjustments sa special accounts, kabilang ang mga nakatali sa infrastructure spending, at mga probisyon sa 2026 budget para sa patuloy na paggamit ng unprogrammed funds. Ang unang hearing ay bukas, Abril 7, at isa pa sa Abril 21.

Bilang context, inilipat ng SC ang summer sessions nito mula Baguio patungong Manila mula Abril 6 hanggang 30 dahil sa mataas na presyo ng fuel. Ayon kay Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, ito ay pagkatapos ng konsultasyon sa full bench upang maging mindful sa national conditions habang nagde-deliver ng justice. Ang oral arguments ay magpapatuloy tulad ng plano.

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