In a 51-page Petition for Certiorari, Jurado asked the SC to also declare as invalid and void disbursements of public funds made after October 12, when he said the Congress' regular session ended. “On 6 October 2020, however, the House of Representatives suddenly suspended its session without passing or finalizing the national budget,” he said. Emergency powers ceased when law expiredWhile the law had provisions explicitly stating some portions will remain effective beyond the expiration of the law, the section providing emergency powers for the president is not included in these. “Unless sooner withdrawn by resolution of the Congress, such powers shall cease upon the next adjournment thereof,” it read. These actions, the petitioner said, were done without an enforceable and effective law.

Source: Philippine Star October 29, 2020 09:33 UTC