SEVERAL members of the House of Representatives minority bloc filed a petition before the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of the 449.5-billion-peso unprogrammed funds in the 2024 budget.
SEVERAL members of the House of Representatives minority bloc filed a petition before the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of the 449.5-billion-peso unprogrammed funds in the 2024 budget . In a petition for certiorari and prohibition filed on Monday, Rep. Edcel Lagman (Albay 1st District), Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Basilan Lone District), and Rep.
Gabriel Bordado (Camarines Sur 3rd District) said the unprogrammed funds allocated by Congress constitute a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of congressional jurisdiction. They claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. only proposed a ceiling of 28
House Of Representatives Supreme Court Constitutionality Unprogrammed Funds 2024 Budget