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271059/271347/E-02472/E-04036 Concurring Opinion: Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo — Official PDF

271059/271347/E-02472/E-04036 — Promulgated October 7, 2026 · 2026 · Supreme Court 2026 / Separate opinion

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ENBANC G.R. No. 271059-REPRESENTATIVE EDCEL C. LAGMAN, substituted by ALBAY FIRST DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE KRISEL B. LAGMAN, REPRESENTATIVE GABRIEL H. BORDADO, JR., and REPRESENTATIVE MUJIV S. HATAMAN, Petitioners, v. THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES, consisting ofTHE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by SENATE PRESIDENT JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; and THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, represented by SPEAKER FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ; HON. JUAN EDGARDO M. ANGARA,· Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance and Co-Chairperson of the Bicameral Conference Committee on the 2024 General Appropriations Bill; 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, in his capacity as executive secretary; HON. AMENAH F. P ANGANDAMAN, in her capacity as secretary of the Department of Budget and Management; and HON. ROSALIA V. DE LEON, treasurer of the Philippines, Respondents. G.R. No. 271347 - AQUILINO "KOKO" PIMENTEL III and PANTALEON "BEBOT" ALVAREZ, Petitioners, v. LUCAS P. BERSAMIN, in his capacity as executive secretary, and AMENAH F. PANGANDAMAN, in her capacity as the secretary of the 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. CADSA WAN, and GLORIA T. PUZON, chapter officer, Petitioners, v. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, represented by SPEAKER FERDINAND MARTIN ROMUALDEZ; THE SENATE OF ,THK PHILIPPINES, represented by SENATE, PRESIDENT VICENTE SOTTO III; 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 PIDLIPPINES, represented by SENATE PRESIDENT HON. VICENTE C. SOTTO III, and THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, represented by HOUSE SPEAKER HON. FAUSTINO G. DY III; HON. RALPH G. RECTO, in his capacity as executive secretary; and ROLANDO U. TOLEDO, in his capacity as acting secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, Respondents. Promulgated: October 7, 2026 , x---------,L:::/=,=-:2~ls:;:7t",ift:r-• fl