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MANILA, Philippines – The legislature, represented by retired Justice Vicente Mendoza, argued before the Supreme Court Tuesday, February 18, defending the Disbursment Allocation Program (DAP).
Congress was also expected to defend the constitutionality of cross-border appropriations.
During the previous oral arguments, Solicitor General Francis H Jardeleza said that the program’s aim to boost government spending had already been achieved, with DAP being terminated even before the petitions questioning its constitutionality were filed. According to the Solicitor General, this renders the 9 petitions essentially moot.
The government also argued that the DAP also helped boost economic growth.
Speaking before the High Tribunal, Budget Secretary Butch Abad said government spending increased by 32.5% year-on-year during the 4th quarter of 2011.
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-Rappler.com
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