Practice question
A Senate committee asks the implementing agency for expenditure reports and conducts a proper legislative inquiry. It then orders that no beneficiary be paid until the committee approves the beneficiary list. Distinguish the two actions under checks and balances.
Legal references
- Belgica v. Ochoa, G.R. Nos. 208566, 208493 and 209251, November 19, 2013, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/nov2013/gr_208566_2013.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Section 21. https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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