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271059/271347/E-02472/E-04036 Dissenting Opinion: Justice Antonio T. Kho, Jr. — 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. Ne1; 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 F. 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] of the 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 Bili; 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 "KOKO" PIMENTEL III and PANTALEON
"BEBOT" ALVAREZ, Petitioners, v. LUCAS P. BERSAMIN, in his capacity
as Exed:itive Secretary, and AMENAH F. PANG.ANDAMAN, 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. [FP JPM], 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
III, Executive Secretary LUCAS BERSAMIN, and THE DEPARTMENT OF
BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, Respondents); and
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 HOUSE 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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