The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered Malacanang and Congress to explain on a petition filed by the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa) seeking to halt implementation of provision of lump-sum and discretionary funds in the 2015 national budget.

The regular Tuesday deliberation of the SC en banc mandated the Palace, the Senate, the House of Representatives and  the Commission on Audit (COA) to file its comment within 10 days.

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