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‘Biggest money heist’: Budget law constitutionality questioned in court

Former Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez and Rep. Isidro Ungab hold a copy of their petition for certiorari and prohibition of the 2025 national budget. (Photo from Vic Rodriguez/Facebook)

Metro Manila, Philippines – “Biggest money heist” was how former Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez described the P6.3-trillion national budget in challenging it before the Supreme Court.

Aside from Rodriguez, another ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte, Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab, and six others filed the petition for certiorari and prohibition on Monday, Jan. 27.

“Ang mga  𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑 at 𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀 na 𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈 𝐓𝐔𝐌𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐋 sa pagpasa ng illegal, imoral at kriminal na 𝐁𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 ay kasabwat sa 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐘 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐒𝐓!” Rodriguez posted on social media on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

[Translation: Senators and representatives who did not oppose the passage of the illegal, immoral, and criminal bicameral report colluded in the biggest money heist!]
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