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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,

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