Practice question
DBM refuses the Judiciary's otherwise due monthly cash release solely because a work and financial plan has not first been approved. Under RA 12233, is that release condition authorized?
- No; Section 4(c) makes the release automatic without that condition
- Yes; fiscal autonomy requires DBM approval of every judicial work plan before release
- Yes; quarterly reporting duties convert all releases into discretionary grants
- Yes; the President may suspend the Act by memorandum
- No; because the Judiciary is forbidden from submitting any reports
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 12233, Judiciary Fiscal Autonomy Act, August 14, 2025: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/99555; Section 4(c).
- 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Section 3, judicial fiscal autonomy and budget protection: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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