(UPDATE) A LEADING economist and former budget officials warned the Supreme Court that unprogrammed appropriations in recent national budgets pose serious risks to fiscal discipline, transparency and ...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Tuesday that it would have been possible to totally remove contentious unprogrammed appropriations in the 2026 national budget if it was done during the crafting of the ...
MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court was urged to settle the constitutionality of unprogrammed appropriations and clarify the limits of congressional and executive authority under judicial review, ...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday opens the oral arguments on the petition questioning the constitutionality of unprogrammed funds. — Photo by Kathleen de Villa/INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines — Government ...