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271059/271347/E-02472/E-04036 Concurrence and Dissent Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier — Official PDF

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

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EN BANC • G.R. No. 271059. (REPRESENTATIVE EDCEL C. LAGMAN substituted by ALBAY FIRST DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE KRISEL B. LAGJVIAN, REPRESENTATIVE GABRIEL G. BORDADO, JR., and REPRESENTATIVE !\1UJIV S. HATAMAN, Petitioners, v. THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES, consisting of THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by SENATE PRESIDENT JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, and THE IIOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, represented by SPEA!<.ER 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 BiU; 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; IfON. AMENAH F. P ANGA:N])AMAN, in her capacity as Secretary· 'of the Department of Budget and . Management; and IION. ROSALIA. V. DE !,EON, i.n .her capacity as National Treasurer of the PhHippines, Respondents). G.R. No. 2713~7 (AQUILINO "KOKO" PIMENTEL III and PANTALEON "BEBOT" ALVAREZ, Petitioners, v. LUCAS P. BERSA1'1IN, in his csipacity as Executive Secretary, and AMENAH F. PANGAJ\l)AMAN, iii her capacity as the Secn~tary of the Department of Budg.et 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\VAN and Chapter Officer GLORIA T. •. PUZON,. Petitioners, •v. THE HOUSE OF . REPRESENTATIVES; a11 represented by SPEAKER FERDINAND MARTING. ROMUALDEZ; THE SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, 0 represented by SENA1TE PRESIDENT VICENTE C SOTTO Ill, EXECUTIVE SECREflfARY LUCAS .. BERSA.~iJIN, and THE OEPARTMENT OF BJGET AND MANAGEMENT, Respondents).