AT the outset, it should be emphasized that every citizen has the right to run to the Supreme Court and seek remedy or redress a grievance, particularly on the legality or constitutionality of any act of the executive and any of its agencies or even of Congress. This right could not be denied.
Thus, anyone has a right to question the constitutionality and legality of the 2025 General Appropriations Act .For one, it is valid to seek clarification and, if warranted, remedy as to whether the GAA violated the law when it did not provide a subsidy to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. .Republic Act 11223, or the Universal Health Care Act of 2019, mandates government funding for health services, including subsidies for indigent members, senior citizens and persons with disabilities .
Congress can increase the budget for certain agencies, programs or projects as long as the government has funds to support the increase, that there is no reallocation of funds for unconstitutional purposes such as lump-sum allocations declared unconstitutional in previous Supreme Court rulings, and that the increase is justifiable, such as additional funding for education, health and infrastructure.Davao City Rep.
To The Constitutionality Of 2025 Budget
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