(UPDATE) THE government is prepared to defend the constitutionality of the unprogrammed funds in the P5.768-trillion budget for 2024, Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said.

Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman and other lawmakers from the House of Representatives filed a petition on Monday asking the Supreme Court to nullify and prevent the government from utilizing the P449.5 billion unprogrammed.

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