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Practice question: Powers Relative to Appropriation Measures

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Actual executive savings and a deficient executive item exist, but the Government identifies no law authorizing presidential augmentation. Explain why those two facts do not by themselves complete the constitutional basis.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VI, Section 25(5).
  • Araullo v. Aquino III, G.R. No. 209287 et al., July 1, 2014, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/jul2014/gr_209287_2014.html

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