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Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr., Sergio Tadeo and Nelson Alcantara vs. Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa and Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development

AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR., SERGIO TADEO and NELSON ALCANTARA, Petitioners, <br /> vs.<br /> EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PAQUITO N. OCHOA and SECRETARY CORAZON JULIANO-SOLIMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE and DEVELOPMENT (DSWD), Respondents.

G.R. No. 195770 | 2012-07-17

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D E C I S I O N


PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:


The Case


          For the Court's consideration in this Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition is the constitutionality of certain provisions of Republic Act No. 10147 or the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 20111 which provides a P21 Billion budget allocation for the Conditional Cash Transfer Program (CCTP) headed by the Department of Social Welfare & Development (DSWD). Petitioners seek to enjoin respondents Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa and DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman from implementing the said program on the ground that it amounts to a...