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mechanism
ISSUE
WON
priority
programs/projects
nature.
In said case, it was also recognized that individual members
of Congress far more than the President and their
2)
implementing
of
DECISION
YES
Petitioners:
On the Law
3)
projects.
This situation is against the principle of separation of powers
opportunity; and
(4) the issue of constitutionality must be the very lis mota of the
executive function.
The power of appropriation granted to Congress does not
include the power of the Members to individually propose, select
and identify which projects are to be actually implemented and
funded a function which essentially and exclusively pertains to
case.
ACTUAL CASE OR CONTROVERSY
7)
c)
statute,
as
citizens and
unconstitutionality
would
court intervenes.
The petition complains of illegal disbursement of public
funds derived from taxation and this is sufficient reason to
of
finding
unconstitutional
A
alleged
taxpayers.
challenging it.
In this case, the petitioner contested the implementation of
an
requisite of "ripeness."
A question is ripe for adjudication when the act being
LAMP V SBM
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LOCUS STANDI
preventing
the
illegal
sue.
The Court is of the view that the petition poses issues impressed
NOTES
LAMP
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PDAF
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NO
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approved it.
The petition is miserably wanting in this regard.
of ripeness.
In the United States, courts are centrally concerned with whether
a case involves uncertain contingent future events that may not
RIPENESS IN THE US
necessary;
PROVIDED FURTHERMORE, That a maximum of 10% of
the authorized allocations by district may be used for
concerned.
PROVIDED, FURTHER, That the allocations authorized
herein may be realigned to any expense class, if deemed
court consideration.