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SC ruling vindicates late Albay lawmaker's budget fight
Philippine Daily InquirerLead•Just now
SC ruling vindicates late Albay lawmaker's budget fight
LEGAZPI CITY — The Supreme Court’s ruling against unprogrammed appropriations in previous national budgets has vindicated the late Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman’s challenge to the controversial budget mechanism. In a statement on Thursday, Albay Rep. Krisel Lagman, Edcel's daughter, welcomed the high court’s Oct. 7 decision,

Coverage timeline (6 newsrooms, earliest first):
- •The Manila Times‘SC ruling bolsters budget transparency’
- •The Manila TimesPalace to appeal SC budget ruling
- •The Philippine StarLawmakers hail Supreme Court ruling voiding billions in budget items
- •SunStar PhilippinesPalace seeks SC reconsideration of budget ruling
- •Philippine Daily InquirerOSG wants pause on use of 2026 funds affected by SC budget ruling
- •Philippine Daily InquirerLeadSC ruling vindicates late Albay lawmaker's budget fight
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