CHAPTER 1A 1. CESAR BENGZON vFRANKLIN DRILON GR 103524 (15 APRIL 1992) en Banc, Gutierrez Jr. [J] - Keywords: Veto power of the President, pocket veto power, retired justices, pension FACTS: President vetoed the Special Provision of the Supreme Court and Lower Court’s Appropriations Act for retired justices’ increase of pension including those of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and the Constitutional Commission. ISSUE: Whether the veto of the President to the portion of the General Appropriations bill is constitutional. HELD: Unconstitutional. Justices of the Court have the rights to accrued pension due to them in accordance to RA 1797. The President has the power to approve and disapprove any item/s in the appropriations bill but has no power to set and override the decision made by the Supreme Court. He/She also has no power to enact or amend statutes promulgated by predecessors. NOTE: A bill is must be presented to the President and in exchange he shall act upon the approval or disapproval of the said bill within 30 days after presentation. If not taken action, it shall then be declared a law. Pocket veto power – power of the President during the 1935 Constitution; act of disapproving a bill by inaction on his part.It avoids uncertainty as to what new laws are in force. 2. MANILA PRINCE HOTEL V. GSIS G.R. NO. 122156, 3 FEBRUARY 1997 Bellosillo (J) FACTS:
CHAPTER 1A1. CESAR BENGZON vFRANKLIN DRILONGR 103524 (15 APRIL
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Keywords:VetopowerofthePresident, pocketvetopower, retiredjustices,
pensionFACTS,President vetoed the Special Provision of the Supreme
Court andLower Courts Appropriations Act for retired justices
increase of pensionincluding those of the Supreme Court, Court of
Appeals and theConstitutional Commission.ISS-E, Whether the veto of
the President to the portion of the eneralAppropriations !ill is
constitutional.HELD,"nconstitutional. #ustices of the Court have
the rights to accruedpensionduetotheminaccordanceto$A%&'&.
(hePresidenthasthepower to approve and disapprove an) item*s in the
appropriations !ill !uthasnopower toset
andoverridethedecisionmade!)theSupremeCourt. +e*She also has no
power to enact or amend statutes promulgated!) predecessors.NOTE, A
!ill is must !e presented to the President and in e,change he shall
actupontheapproval or disapproval of thesaid!ill
within-.da)safterpresentation. /f not ta0en action, it shall then
!e declared a law.Poc0et veto power 1 power of the President during
the %'-2 Constitution3act of disapproving a !ill !) inaction on his
part./t avoids uncertaint) as towhat new laws are in force.2.
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