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Cesar Bengzon vs. Drilon 208 SCRA 133

CESAR BENGZON, QUERUBE MAKALINTAL, LINO M. PATAJO, JOSE LEUTERIO, ET AL., petitioners, vs. HON. FRANKLIN N. DRILON in his capacity as Executive Secretary; HON. GUILLERMO CARAGUE in his capacity as Secretary of Department of Budget and Management, and HON. ROSALINA CAJUCOM in her capacity as National Treasurer, respondents.

G.R. No. 103524 | 1992-04-15

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

The issue in this petition is the constitutionality of the veto by the President of certain provisions in the General Appropriations Act for the Fiscal Year 1992 relating to the payment of the adjusted pensions of retired justices of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.

The petitioners are retired Justices of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals who are currently receiving monthly pensions under Republic Act No. 910 as amended by Republic Act No. 1797. They filed the instant petition on their own behalf and in representation of all other retired Justices of the Supreme Court and the Court of...