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271059/271347/E-02472/E-04036 Concurring and Dissenting Opinion: Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh — 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 - REPRESENTATIVE EDCEL C. LAGMAN,
REPRESENTATIVE · GABRIEL · H. · BORDADO; JR., and.
REPRESENTATIVE MUJIV 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 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. PANGANDAMAN,
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 AMENA 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. CADSAWAN and GLORIA T. PUZON,
chapter officer, Petitioners, v. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
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;
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 Ill, and THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, represented by HOUSE SPEAKER
HON. FAUSTINO G. DY III, HON. R<\LPH 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.
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