Practice question
After an appropriations law takes effect, legislators retain authority to identify funded projects and approve their release of funds. They defend the arrangement as part of the same lawmaking power used to enact the appropriation. Assess the argument under Belgica v. Ochoa. Do not address unrelated defects in the appropriation.
Legal references
- Belgica v. Ochoa, G.R. Nos. 208566, 208493 and 209251, November 19, 2013, main decision, Separation of Powers: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/nov2013/gr_208566_2013.html
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