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A GROUP of lawmakers from the House of Representatives led by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman yesterday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to declare as unconstitutional the P449 billion additional unprogrammed funds in the 2024 General Appropriations Act, arguing that it violates the constitutional provision prohibiting Congress from hiking the government’s proposed spending plan.
MANILA, Philippines — Minority lawmakers are asking the Supreme Court to nullify the P449.5 billion in unprogrammed allocation in the national budget, saying the amount was way above the P289.1 billion originally proposed, making it unconstitutional.
MANILA, Philippines — Both chambers of Congress’ newfound unity in pushing to liberalize the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution is tantamount to declaring a “war” on the Charter, an opposition lawmaker said Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives has filed a resolution seeking an investigation of reports that people were allegedly bribed into participating in a signature drive calling for a revision of the 1987 Constitution through a people’s initiative.
A RESOLUTION has been filed at the Senate calling for an inquiry into reports that proponents pushing for a people’s initiative (PI) mode to amend the 1987 Constitution have been paying P100 to registered voters who would sign the petition.
FACED with allegations from Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday belied that the P12 billion additional budget given to the agency under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) is solely meant to fund the House of Representatives’ Charter change (Cha-cha) initiatives. In an interview, Comelec chairman George Garcia said th
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 11) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday denied Senator Imee Marcos' allegation that two of its financial aid programs were used to gather signatures in support of charter change.
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will look into reports of “vote buying” for a people’s initiative pushing for Charter change or Cha-cha.