MORE SOLONS BLAST ABAD’S MPBF
SC exec cries foul on Noy bid to divert P2-B budget
Benjamin B. Pulta, Charlie V. Manalo 09/23/2011Alarms are being sounded by the high court over the pressure being exerted on Congress for it to pass the 2012 national budget without deleting the portion that calls for the diversion of judiciary hiring funds which will be wholly controlled by Malacanang.
The Supreme Court (SC) is sounding the alarm over the unconstitutional diversion by Malacanang of close to P2 billion in funds originally intended for the judicial department.
Speaking to reporters yesterday, Court Administrator and spokesman Jose Midas Marquez underscored that Section 3, Article VIII of the Constitution requires fiscal autonomy for the judiciary.
“The Judiciary shall enjoy fiscal autonomy. Appropriations for the Judiciary may not be reduced by the legislature below the amount appropriated for the previous year, and, after approval, shall be automatically and regularly released,” Marquez said, quoting the provision in the 1987 Constitution..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110923hed1.html
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KUNG hindi moro.moro iyan eh, mainam nga sa inyo at makasalanan kayong taga korte suprema kayo. mahilig kayong magtanggal ng ibinoto ng bayan at magluklok ng pekeng pangulo, hayan napala n'yo. pero, totoo ba ito?
""The Supreme Court (SC) is sounding the alarm over the unconstitutional diversion by Malacanang of close to P2 billion in funds originally intended for the judicial department."
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