Opposition congressman on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to stop Malacañang from implementing the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), which gives the President absolute control over government funds.
“If the Court will not intervene, then we will have a President which will completely control the legislature because he holds the power to propose the budget, approve the budget, realign the budget and implement the budget. This budget dictatorship must not be allowed to continue,” the petitioners led by Rep. Luz Ilagan of Gabriela party-list said.
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