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271059/271347/E-02472/E-04036 Separate Concurring Opinion: Justice Japar B. Dimaampao — Official PDF
271059/271347/E-02472/E-04036 — Promulgated October 7, 2026 · 2026 · Supreme Court 2026 / Separate opinion
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G.R. No. 271059 - REP. EDCEL LAGMAN, REP. GABRIEL G.
BORDADO, JR., and REP. MUJIV S. HATAMAN, Petitioners, v. THE
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES, consisting of THE SENATE OF
. THE PHILIPPINES, . as represented by . Senate .President JUAN
MIGUEL I?. ZUBIRI, and THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, as
represented by Speaker MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ; HON. JUAN
EDGARDO M. ANGARA, [chairperson] of the Senate Committee on
Finance.and [co-chairperson]ofthe Bicameral Conference Committee on
the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB); HON. ELIZALDY CO,
[chairperson] of the House Committee on Appropriations and [co-
chairperson] of the Bicameral Conference Committee on the 2024
General Appropriations Bill; HON. LUCAS P. BERSAMIN, executive
secretary; HON. AMENAH F. PANGANDAMAN, secretary of the
Department of Budget and Management; and HON. ROSALIA V. DE
LEON, treasurer of the Philippines, Respondents.
G.R. No. 271347 - AQUILINO "KOl{O" PIMENTEL III and
PANTALEON "BEBOT" ALYAREZ, Petitioners, v. LUCAS P.
BERSAMIN, in his capacity as executive secretary, and AMENAH F.
P ANGANDAMAN, in her capacity as the secretary of Department of
' Budget and Management, Respondents.
G.R. No. E-02472 - FILIPINOS FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND
PROGRESS MOVEMENT INC. (FPJPM), represented by its president
and chairperson, JOSEPH F. CADSAWAN and chapter officer GLORIA
T. PUZON, Petitioners, v. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, as
represented by Speaker FERDINAND MARTIN ROMUALDEZ; THE
SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by Senate President
VICENTE SOTTO Ill, Executive Secretary LUCAS BERSAMIN, and
THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT,
Respondents.
G.R. No. E-04036 - EDGAR R. ERICE and LEILA DE LIMA,
Petitioners, v. THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by
Senate President HON. VICENTE C. SOTTO III, and THE H.OUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, represented by House Speaker HON.
FAUSTINO G. DY III; Executive Secretary HON. RALPH G. RECTO,
• and: THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT Acting
Secretary ROLANDO U. TOLEDO, Respondents.
Promulgated:
October 7, 2026
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