SC petition challenges constitutionality of government confidential funds
A petition was filed with the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking to review the constitutionality of confidential funds in government.
The petition, led by retired SC senior associate justice Antonio Carpio and lawyers Howard Calleja and Joseph Peter Calleja along with former senator Richard Gordon, argues that Executive Order No. 2 and Joint Circular No. 2015-01 are inconsistent with the 1987 Constitution.
Petitioners also requested a temporary restraining order to prevent any irreparable injury due to the infringement of their rights, targeting VP Sara Duterte, Senate President Migz Zubiri, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.
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