Carpio, other lawyers ask SC to declare rules on confidential funds unconstitutional
Carpio, other lawyers ask SC to declare rules on confidential funds unconstitutional
MANILA, Philippines – Retired senior associate justice Antonio Carpio, along with lawyers Howard Calleja and Joseph Peter Calleja, are seeking the Supreme Court’s (SC) help to challenge the constitutionality of confidential funds.
The petitioners, who include some members of the University of the Philippines Law Batch 1975, priests, and law students, filed a petition for certiorari and mandamus, with urgent prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) on Wednesday, November 15. A certiorari “involves the review of the judgment, award or final order on the merits,” while mandamus seeks to compel the respondents to do something.
Named respondents were Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate President Migz Zubiri, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.
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