THE HIGH court has voided four sections of an executive order (EO) by former president Benigno Aquino 3rd on the disbursement of coconut levy funds, ruling that Congress must first pass a law before the money is spent.

In a 21-page decision written by Justice Jose Catral Mendoza and promulgated on August 8, 2017, the court en banc ruled that President Aquino “went beyond the authority delegated by law in the disbursement of the coconut levy funds.”

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