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Belgica vs. The Honorable Executive Secretary [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION, PERLAS-BERNABE, J.]

GRECO ANTONIOUS BEDA B. BELGICA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF BUDGET, AND THE PHILIPPINE CONGRESS, AS REPRESENTED BY THE HONORABLE SENATE PRESIDENT AND THE HONORABLE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 210503 | 2019-10-08

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:

I concur. Based on the reasons herein discussed, the present petition assailing the constitutionality of the 2014 General Appropriations Act (GAA) provisions on the Unprogrammed Fund, the Contingent Fund, the E­-Government Fund, and the Local Government Support Fund[1] should be dismissed for lack of merit.

Petitioner Greco Antonious Beda B. Belgica (petitioner) mainly asserts that all lump-sum discretionary funds - including the foregoing appropriations as provided for under the 2014 GAA - are unconstitutional on the basis of certain pronouncements made in the Court's Decision...