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SC: Congress can't bloat president's budget

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has struck down key provisions of the 2024, 2025, and 2026 national budgets for violating constitutional limits on government spending, ruling that Congress cannot increase the president's total recommended appropriations while emphasizing that unprogrammed funds are not unconstitutional per se but must be subject to strict safeguards. In a

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