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Practice question: Power of Appropriation

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Practice question

Explain the conditions under which the constitutional exception in Article VI, Section 25(5), permits augmentation from savings. Distinguish lawful augmentation from creating an entirely new appropriation and from cross-border transfers.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article VI Section 25(5): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
  • Araullo v. Aquino III, July 1, 2014, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/jul2014/gr_209287_2014.html
  • Araullo v. Aquino III, February 3, 2015, main resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/feb2015/gr_209287_2015.html

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